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HIGHER‐ORDER DIMENSIONS OF THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND THE BIG SIX VOCATIONAL INTEREST TYPES
Author(s) -
MOUNT MICHAEL K.,
BARRICK MURRAY R.,
SCULLEN STEVE M.,
ROUNDS JAMES
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2005.00468.x
Subject(s) - psychology , big five personality traits , multidimensional scaling , personality , big five personality traits and culture , social psychology , alternative five model of personality , 16pf questionnaire , statistics , mathematics
The purpose of this study was to identify higher‐order dimensions that explain the relationships among the Big 6 interest types and the Big 5 personality traits. Meta‐analyses were conducted to identify an 11 × 11 true score correlation matrix of interest and personality attributes. Cluster analysis and nonmetric multidimensional scaling were used to identify 3 dimensions that explained relations among the 11 attributes: (a) Interests versus Personality Traits; (b) Striving for Accomplishment Versus Striving for Personal Growth, and (c) Interacting with People Versus Interacting with Things. Overall, results clarified the relationships among interests and personality traits by showing that 3 rather than 2 dimensions best explain the relationships among interests and personality traits.