Evaluating the Circumplexity of Interpersonal Traits and the Manifestation of Interpersonal Traits in Interpersonal Trust

Two studies assessed the goodness of fit of ideal, quasi-, and noncircumplex models of interpersonal traits. Study 1 ( N = 132) represents a secondary data analysis using J.S. Wiggins's (1979) original Interpersonal Adjectives Scales (IAS) and reported by J.S. Wiggins, J.H. Steiger, and L. Gael...

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Published in:Journal of personality and social psychology 1997-09, Vol.73 (3), p.610-623
Main Authors: Gaines, Stanley O, Panter, A. T, Rusbult, Caryl E, Cox, Chante L, Wexler, Michael O, Lyde, Michael D, Steers, W. Neil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Circumplex models
Evaluation
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Goodness of Fit
Human
Male
Personal relationships
Personality
Personality Traits
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social psychology
Trust
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Summary:Two studies assessed the goodness of fit of ideal, quasi-, and noncircumplex models of interpersonal traits. Study 1 ( N = 132) represents a secondary data analysis using J.S. Wiggins's (1979) original Interpersonal Adjectives Scales (IAS) and reported by J.S. Wiggins, J.H. Steiger, and L. Gaelick (1981) . Study 2 ( N = 401) represents a primary data analysis using Wiggins's revised IAS ( J.S. Wiggins, P. Trapnell, & N. Phillips, 1988 ). Results of both studies indicated that a quasi-circumplex model provided a better fit to the correlational data than did either ideal or noncircumplex models. Also, in Study 2, results for a subsample ( n = 113) indicated that an ideal circumplex model yielded a significant positive path coefficient from Nurturance to interpersonal trust ( J.K. Rempel, J.G. Holmes, & M.P. Zanna, 1985 ) but not from Dominance to interpersonal trust, whereas a quasi-circumplex model yielded significant positive paths from both Dominance and Nurturance to interpersonal trust.
ISSN:0022-3514
1939-1315
DOI:10.1037/0022-3514.73.3.610