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- Title
Correlations of MMPI factor scales with measures of the five factor model of personality.
- Authors
Costa, P T, Jr; Busch, C M; Zonderman, A B; McCrae, R R
- Abstract
Two recent item factor analyses of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) classified the resulting factors according to a conceptual scheme offered by Norman's (1963) five factor model. The present article empirically evaluates those classifications by correlating MMPI factor scales with self-report and peer rating measures of the five factor model in a sample of 153 adult men and women. Both sets of predictions were generally supported, although MMPI factors derived in a normal sample showed closer correspondences with the five normal personality dimensions. MMPI factor scales were also correlated with 18 scales measuring specific traits within the broader domains of Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Openness. The nine Costa, Zonderman, McCrae, and Williams (1985) MMPI factor scales appear to give useful global assessments of four of the five factors; other instruments are needed to provide detailed information on more specific aspects of normal personality. The use of the five factor model in routine clinical assessment is discussed.
- Publication
Journal of personality assessment, 1986, Vol 50, Issue 4, p640
- ISSN
0022-3891
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1207/s15327752jpa5004_10