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Personality–Relevant Attribute–Nouns: A Taxonomic Study in the Italian Language
No full textThe present study was based on psycholexical approach premises and explored the structure of a large set of personality attribute-nouns in the Italian language. Content inspection (based on Big Five categories) and quantitative indices were used to interpret the attribute-noun dimensions. Results showed (a) a stable three-component solution which replicated the Big Three; (b) an unstable five-factor solution which did not reproduce the Big Five; (c) an unstable six-factor solution which represented deviations from the Big Five system, which have been found in most psycholexical studies conducted in the Italian language. The six lexical dimensions were interpreted as follows: Conscientiousness (replicating the III of the Big Five); Self-assurance (combining the Big Five I assertiveness and IV fearfulness subcategories); Sociability (defined by the Big Five I sociableness and I impulse expression subcategories); Placidity (combining the Big Five II peacefulness, II unassertiveness, and
A Circumplex Model of Interpersonal Attributes in Middle Childhood
No full textThis paper presents evidence for the validity of the circumplex model to represent how parents and teachers organize interpersonal attributes in children. Study 1 showed that the ratings of adults using interpersonal adjectives to describe 4- to 10-year-old children conformed to a circumplex structure. Eight scales – labeled Interpersonal Adjective Scales for Children (IAS-C) – were developed to represent the circular sequence of children’s interpersonal attributes, as ordered around the reference axes of Extraversion and Social Appropriateness. The continuum of interpersonal variables substantially corresponded to Schaefer’s model for social and emotional behavior, as follows: Warm-Agreeable, Sociable-Cheerful, Exuberant-Dominant, Impulsive-Aggressive, Egocentric-Irritable, Fearful-Insecure, Shy-Silent, and Mild-Placid. Study 2 demonstrated cross-validity for the IAS-C and how they are related to Big Five measures. Study 3 used data from Studies 1 and 2 in a confirmatory approach to
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