Abstract
We examined the correspondence between the structure of act-report data and 5-factor models emerging from trait-rating data. Twenty categories were selected as markers for the 5-factor model and retrospective act reports were constructed for the target categories. One hundred eighteen men and women comprising 59 dating couples completed self-based and observer-based act reports. Several factor analyses tested different assumptions. Retaining total act performance (TAP) produced a blend of the traditional 5 factors. Removing TAP closely reproduced the 5-factor model in both principal-components and procrustes analyses. Correlations between the derived act factors and trait ratings from 6 data sources support a reinterpretation of the traditional trait labels. Discussion focuses on the implications of different assumptions on the formulation of a basic model of personality structure.
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PsychologyTraitPersonalityBig Five personality traitsReinterpretationSocial psychologyFactor analysisEconometricsComputer scienceMathematics
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- 56
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- 6
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- 988-1001
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Michael D. Botwin,
David M. Buss
(1989).
Structure of act-report data: Is the five-factor model of personality recaptured?.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
, 56
(6)
, 988-1001.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.56.6.988
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- 10.1037/0022-3514.56.6.988