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A factor analysis of the social interest index‐revised
Author(s) -
Zarski John J.,
Bubenzer Donald L.,
West John D.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198301)39:1<90::aid-jclp2270390117>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - psychology , index (typography) , factor (programming language) , variance (accounting) , scale (ratio) , social psychology , social interest , psychometrics , developmental psychology , humanities , philosophy , physics , accounting , quantum mechanics , world wide web , computer science , business , programming language
Factor analyzed the Social Interest Index–Revised (SII‐R), an instrument developed to measure the level of social interest that an individual has attained in each of four life task areas. Four factors ( N = 308) were defined: A self‐significance factor, a love factor, a freindship factor. The four factors combined accounted for 38.8% of the total variance. The results supported the empirical validity of the scale and provided further evidence for researchers who are seeking to define social interest in measurable terms.