The general factor of personality: A general critique

Dynamics of the General Factor of Personality

the relationship between academic self-concept and academic achievement in english and general subjects of the students of high school

according to research, academic self-concept and academic achievement are mutually interdependent. in the present study, the aim was to determine the relationship between the academic self-concept and the academic achievement of students in english as a foreign language and general subjects. the participants were 320 students studying in 4th grade of high school in three cities of noor, nowshah...

The correlation between general intelligence (g), a general factor of personality (GFP), and social desirability

The correlation between general intelligence (g), a general factor of personality (GFP), and social desirability was examined in a sample of 507 siblings. Each sibling within a pair was examined separately, creating two groups. Individuals had completed an omnibus personality inventory measuring 20 personality traits as well as a timed, group administered intelligence test. Factor analyses on t...

The general factor of personality and humor styles

The present study examined the phenotypic, genetic, and environmental correlations between a general factor of personality (GFP) and four humor styles: affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive, and self-defeating. Participants were 571 same-sex adult twin pairs. Individuals completed the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) and a short form of the NEO personality scale (from which the GFP was extrac...

The general factor of personality: Questions and elaborations

0092-6566/$ see front matter 2010 Elsevier Inc. A doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2010.11.008 ⇑ Corresponding author. Address: Psychology Depar University Station A8000, Austin, TX 78712-0187, US E-mail address: [email protected] (J.C. Loehl Predictions from Rushton’s theory that a general factor of personality (GFP) has evolved based on effective social participation were examined in two large samples ...