This ex post facto study analyzes the relationships between NEO-PI-R domains and facets and 14 MC... more This ex post facto study analyzes the relationships between NEO-PI-R domains and facets and 14 MCMI-III personality disorders scales in a Spanish nonclinical sample (N = 674). It also aims to explore differences and similarities with the results obtained by Dyce and O'Connor in an American sample with the same instruments. As expected, facet-level factor analyses forced to five factors showed a pattern of relationships strongly similar between both samples, with a total congruence coefficient of .92, and acceptable factor congruence coefficients, except for the Openness factor (.68). In accordance with the predictions by Widiger and Widiger et al. percentages of significant correlations were around 60% in both samples, with most of them agreeing. The domain-level multiple regression analysis also revealed a great resemblance between both American and Spanish results, Neuroticism being the strongest predictor of personality disorders. More differences arose in the multiple regressions at facet-level, although the variance accounted for by included facets was practically the same as the domains. The cross-cultural validity of the predictive value of the NEO-PI-R over the MCMI-III personality disorders and the relative benefits of the facet-level analyses over domainlevel analyses are discussed.
We investigated the association between Core Self-Evaluations (CSE) and life and sport satisfacti... more We investigated the association between Core Self-Evaluations (CSE) and life and sport satisfaction to assess whether the Core Self-Evaluations scale was a better predictor of life satisfaction or sport satisfaction. The study included three hundred and thirteen athletes (231 men and 82 women; age range to 47 years (Mage=22.9 years, SDage=5.9 years)). Participants completed the French language version of the CSE scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Satisfaction with Sport Scale. As demonstrated in previous studies, life satisfaction and sport satisfaction were highly correlated. Path analyses showed that CSE was a strong predictor of life and sport satisfaction when integrated in a structural equation model. In a combined structural model, CSE predicted 39% and 13% of the variance in life satisfaction and sport satisfaction, respectively. The results suggest that CSE is a good predictor of life satisfaction.
The Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) measures the trait part (Criterion B) of the alternat... more The Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) measures the trait part (Criterion B) of the alternative model for personality disorders proposed in Section III of DSM-5. Although its psychometric properties have proven adequate thus far, evidence is limited in other languages and in clinical samples. The Spanish PID-5 was examined in two samples comprising 446 clinical and 1,036 community subjects. Facet scales showed good internal consistency in both samples (median α = .86 and .79) and were unidimensional under exploratory and confirmatory approaches. They were also able to distinguish between clinical and community subjects with a mean standardized difference of z = 0.81. All facets except for Risk Taking were unipolar, such that the upper poles indicated pathology and the lower poles reflected normality, rather than the opposite pole of abnormality. The entire PID-5 hierarchical structure, from one to five factors, was confirmed in both samples with Tucker's congruence coefficients over .95.
The aim of this study was to compare the psychometric properties (normal distribution values, rel... more The aim of this study was to compare the psychometric properties (normal distribution values, reliabilities and factor structure) of the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) and the Temperament and Character Inventory revised (TCI-R). The total sample consisted of 482 subjects (53.1% men and 46.9% women) from diverse age. Results showed somewhat better psychometric properties, like reliability and facet-factor structure, for the ZKA-PQ than the TCI-R. The expected five-factor facet structure of the ZKA-PQ was clear found. However, the seven-factor structure of TCI-R was not clear and it did not show a clear distinction between Temperament and Character factors. When ZKA-PQ and TCI-R variables are analyzed together, the ZKA-PQ factors are related to the Character as well as the Temperament factors. In some cases they represent the opposite poles of ZKA-PQ factors; for example, Neuroticism versus Self-Directiveness and Aggression versus Cooperativeness. Some are directly and highly related to ZKA-PQ factors; for example, Sensation Seeking and Novelty Seeking, Extraversion and Reward Dependence, Neuroticism and Harm Avoidance, and Activity and Persistence.
The aim of this work is to study the relationships between several sexual variables (experiences,... more The aim of this work is to study the relationships between several sexual variables (experiences, excitement, anxiety, satisfaction and curiosity in sexual events in the media) and the personality variables proposed by Gray: sensitivity to reward and punishment. Results showed that women who are more sensitive to reward, with more sexual experiences and more curiosity in sexual topics in the media, have higher sexual excitability and satisfaction levels than women more sensitive to punishment, who in turn, show higher levels of sexual anxiety. #
This study was designed with a double objective: (1) testing the replicability of the three, four... more This study was designed with a double objective: (1) testing the replicability of the three, four and five factor personality structure proposed by and testing which of the three models obtain the better goodness-of-fit to the data using structural equation modelling analysis. The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised, the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Inventory Form III-Revised, and the NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised were applied to a sample of 1006 Spanish University students. Different statistical techniques such as Exploratory Factor Analysis (with Varimax and Procrustes rotation methods) and Confirmatory Factor Analyses were used. Comparative results show that the three, four and five-factor structures obtained on the Zuckerman's study and the current data are very similar, demonstrating their cross-cultural replicability. Results of the CFA show that the simple structures of the three different models obtained unsatisfactory fit indices, although after introducing modifications these improve acceptably. None of the three models was clearly superior. We discuss the relationships among Agreeableness, Conscientiousness and Psychoticism. #
This study was designed to examine the relationships among Extraversion, Openness to Experience (... more This study was designed to examine the relationships among Extraversion, Openness to Experience (and their facets), measured through the NEO-PI-R, and the Sensation Seeking construct and its sub-scales, measured through the Sensation Seeking Scale, form V (SSS-V). The sample comprised 1006 non-psychology undergraduates doing different degrees. In general, relationships among the SSS total scale and the four sub-scales (TAS, ES, Dis, BS) are mainly accounted for by the E5-Excitement Seeking facet of the NEO-PI-R. The other Extraversion facets as well as those of Openness, except O4-Actions, explain little variance. Taking together E5, O4 and O1, 85% of the higher and lower scorers on SSS-V are classified properly. #
This ex post facto study analyzes the relationships between NEO-PI-R domains and facets and 14 MC... more This ex post facto study analyzes the relationships between NEO-PI-R domains and facets and 14 MCMI-III personality disorders scales in a Spanish nonclinical sample (N = 674). It also aims to explore differences and similarities with the results obtained by Dyce and O'Connor in an American sample with the same instruments. As expected, facet-level factor analyses forced to five factors showed a pattern of relationships strongly similar between both samples, with a total congruence coefficient of .92, and acceptable factor congruence coefficients, except for the Openness factor (.68). In accordance with the predictions by Widiger and Widiger et al. percentages of significant correlations were around 60% in both samples, with most of them agreeing. The domain-level multiple regression analysis also revealed a great resemblance between both American and Spanish results, Neuroticism being the strongest predictor of personality disorders. More differences arose in the multiple regressions at facet-level, although the variance accounted for by included facets was practically the same as the domains. The cross-cultural validity of the predictive value of the NEO-PI-R over the MCMI-III personality disorders and the relative benefits of the facet-level analyses over domainlevel analyses are discussed.
We investigated the association between Core Self-Evaluations (CSE) and life and sport satisfacti... more We investigated the association between Core Self-Evaluations (CSE) and life and sport satisfaction to assess whether the Core Self-Evaluations scale was a better predictor of life satisfaction or sport satisfaction. The study included three hundred and thirteen athletes (231 men and 82 women; age range to 47 years (Mage=22.9 years, SDage=5.9 years)). Participants completed the French language version of the CSE scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Satisfaction with Sport Scale. As demonstrated in previous studies, life satisfaction and sport satisfaction were highly correlated. Path analyses showed that CSE was a strong predictor of life and sport satisfaction when integrated in a structural equation model. In a combined structural model, CSE predicted 39% and 13% of the variance in life satisfaction and sport satisfaction, respectively. The results suggest that CSE is a good predictor of life satisfaction.
The Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) measures the trait part (Criterion B) of the alternat... more The Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) measures the trait part (Criterion B) of the alternative model for personality disorders proposed in Section III of DSM-5. Although its psychometric properties have proven adequate thus far, evidence is limited in other languages and in clinical samples. The Spanish PID-5 was examined in two samples comprising 446 clinical and 1,036 community subjects. Facet scales showed good internal consistency in both samples (median α = .86 and .79) and were unidimensional under exploratory and confirmatory approaches. They were also able to distinguish between clinical and community subjects with a mean standardized difference of z = 0.81. All facets except for Risk Taking were unipolar, such that the upper poles indicated pathology and the lower poles reflected normality, rather than the opposite pole of abnormality. The entire PID-5 hierarchical structure, from one to five factors, was confirmed in both samples with Tucker's congruence coefficients over .95.
The aim of this study was to compare the psychometric properties (normal distribution values, rel... more The aim of this study was to compare the psychometric properties (normal distribution values, reliabilities and factor structure) of the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) and the Temperament and Character Inventory revised (TCI-R). The total sample consisted of 482 subjects (53.1% men and 46.9% women) from diverse age. Results showed somewhat better psychometric properties, like reliability and facet-factor structure, for the ZKA-PQ than the TCI-R. The expected five-factor facet structure of the ZKA-PQ was clear found. However, the seven-factor structure of TCI-R was not clear and it did not show a clear distinction between Temperament and Character factors. When ZKA-PQ and TCI-R variables are analyzed together, the ZKA-PQ factors are related to the Character as well as the Temperament factors. In some cases they represent the opposite poles of ZKA-PQ factors; for example, Neuroticism versus Self-Directiveness and Aggression versus Cooperativeness. Some are directly and highly related to ZKA-PQ factors; for example, Sensation Seeking and Novelty Seeking, Extraversion and Reward Dependence, Neuroticism and Harm Avoidance, and Activity and Persistence.
The aim of this work is to study the relationships between several sexual variables (experiences,... more The aim of this work is to study the relationships between several sexual variables (experiences, excitement, anxiety, satisfaction and curiosity in sexual events in the media) and the personality variables proposed by Gray: sensitivity to reward and punishment. Results showed that women who are more sensitive to reward, with more sexual experiences and more curiosity in sexual topics in the media, have higher sexual excitability and satisfaction levels than women more sensitive to punishment, who in turn, show higher levels of sexual anxiety. #
This study was designed with a double objective: (1) testing the replicability of the three, four... more This study was designed with a double objective: (1) testing the replicability of the three, four and five factor personality structure proposed by and testing which of the three models obtain the better goodness-of-fit to the data using structural equation modelling analysis. The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised, the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Inventory Form III-Revised, and the NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised were applied to a sample of 1006 Spanish University students. Different statistical techniques such as Exploratory Factor Analysis (with Varimax and Procrustes rotation methods) and Confirmatory Factor Analyses were used. Comparative results show that the three, four and five-factor structures obtained on the Zuckerman's study and the current data are very similar, demonstrating their cross-cultural replicability. Results of the CFA show that the simple structures of the three different models obtained unsatisfactory fit indices, although after introducing modifications these improve acceptably. None of the three models was clearly superior. We discuss the relationships among Agreeableness, Conscientiousness and Psychoticism. #
This study was designed to examine the relationships among Extraversion, Openness to Experience (... more This study was designed to examine the relationships among Extraversion, Openness to Experience (and their facets), measured through the NEO-PI-R, and the Sensation Seeking construct and its sub-scales, measured through the Sensation Seeking Scale, form V (SSS-V). The sample comprised 1006 non-psychology undergraduates doing different degrees. In general, relationships among the SSS total scale and the four sub-scales (TAS, ES, Dis, BS) are mainly accounted for by the E5-Excitement Seeking facet of the NEO-PI-R. The other Extraversion facets as well as those of Openness, except O4-Actions, explain little variance. Taking together E5, O4 and O1, 85% of the higher and lower scorers on SSS-V are classified properly. #
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