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AbstractThese studies investigate a personality and behavior pattern called aberrant self‐promotion, conceptualized as a subclinical form of psychopathy. Aberrant self‐promoters (ASPs) are theoretically defined as individuals characterized by a narcissistic personality configuration in combination with antisocial behavior. The first study verifies the existence of persons who manifest the ASP pattern. The second study validates the pattern, using as criteria the Revised Psychopathy Checklist (PCL‐R) interview and records of antisocial behavior. In the first study a 179‐item questionnaire, composed of five personality instruments, was administered to two separate samples of normal subjects (N = 214 and 367). ASPs were targeted by three methods: cluster analysis, item factor analysis, and person factor analysis. In Sample 1 the three methods demonstrated a convergence of 92 per cent in identifying the same individuals as ASPs; in Sample 2 the convergence rate was 94 per cent. In the second study 32 ASPs targeted in Study 1 were compared to 30 non‐ASPS. The ASPs had significantly higher scores on the PCL‐R and had committed significantly more antisocial acts than the non‐ASPS. The general discussion focuses on the practical, theoretical, and measurement implications of considering aberrant self‐promotion a distinct psyc

ISSN:0890-2070    

DOI:10.1002/per.2410090302

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe factor structure of the Kirton (1976) Adaption–Innovation inventory was examined by use of confirmatory factor analysis. A three‐factor structure was found, characterized by distinct, yet positively associated, facets, thereby challenging the oft‐assumed unidimensional conceptualization of adaption–innovation. The measures were found to achieve satisfactory levels of reliability for the separate facets and to exhibit strong evidence for convergent and discriminant validity. This was demonstrated for the full 32‐item inventory, as well as 20‐item and 13‐item abridgments. Subjects were postgraduate students from the United Kingdom (N = 149), Australia (N = 142), and the United States (N = 131). The three‐factor solution was found to generalize across all three samples in the sense of yielding identical factor loadings, error variances, and correlations among facets. Differences in the means of factors were found

ISSN:0890-2070    

DOI:10.1002/per.2410090303

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA psychometric study has been conducted with the aim of testing the validity of the Formal Characteristics of Behaviour—Temperament Inventory (FCB—TI). FCB—TI has been constructed to measure six temperament traits according to the Regulative Theory of Temperament (RTT): Briskness, Perseverance (referring to the temporal aspect of behavior), Sensory Sensitivity, Emotional Reactivity, Endurance, and Activity (referring to the energetic characteristics of behaviour). These traits have been compared with other temperament as well as personality dimensions. The following measures were used: PTS, EAS—TS, DOTS—R, EPQ—R, SSS—V, 16PF, and NEO‐FFI. The study was conducted on samples consisting of over 1500 subjects with satisfactory balanced gender ratio (about 50 per cent), and with a broad range of age (from 15 to 77 years), representing a variety of professions and educational levels. The correlational and factor analytic findings are presented; these show high theoretical validity of the FCB—TI scales, except the Sensory Sensitivity scale. In the discussion some conclusions concerning the revision of the structure of temperament ha

ISSN:0890-2070    

DOI:10.1002/per.2410090304

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0890-2070    

DOI:10.1002/per.2410090301

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY