Open AccessRESPONSE STYLES AND 16 PF HIGHER ORDER FACTORS 1
Author(s) -
Stricker Lawrence J.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
ets research bulletin series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2333-8504
pISSN - 0424-6144
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1973.tb00204.x
Subject(s) - acquiescence , psychology , extraversion and introversion , factor (programming language) , anxiety , response bias , order (exchange) , social psychology , developmental psychology , personality , big five personality traits , psychiatry , finance , computer science , politics , political science , law , economics , programming language
This study's aim was to explore the relationship of acquiescence, social desirability (SD), and defensiveness response styles with first, second, and any higher order factors on the 16 PF. All the various kinds of response bias indexes were appreciably correlated with the first order factor scales. Each kind of response style measure predominantly loaded a different second order factor—four such factors were extracted, three of them corresponding to well established 16 PF second order factors. SD scales defined a novel factor somewhat resembling an anxiety factor, and acquiescence and defensiveness measures loaded but did not define independence and anxiety factors, respectively. None of the various kinds of response style indexes consistently loaded an extroversion factor. And none loaded the single third order factor obtained. This factor was not similar to previously reported 16 PF third order factors and its nature was unclear.