Abstract
A General Factor of Personality (GFP) occupies the apex of the hierarchy in three prominent personality disorder inventories. On the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III, a GFP accounted for 41% of the variance in two second-order factors, 31% of the variance in five first-order factors, and 26% of the variance in all 24 scales. On the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology, a GFP accounted for 61% of the variance in six first-order factors and 36% of the variance in all 18 scales. In a cross-validation study of the Personality Assessment Inventory, a GFP accounted for 65% of the variance in two second-order factors, 47% of the variance in five first-order factors, and 27% of the variance in all 18 scales. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1091-1095 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Research in Personality |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |
Keywords
- Big One
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)
- Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology (DAPP)
- General Factor of Personality (GFP)
- Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III)
- Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)
- Personality structure