TY - JOUR
T1 - Construction of Circumplex Scales for the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems
AU - Alden, Lynn E.
AU - Wiggins, Jerry S.
AU - Pincus, Aaron L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Grants 410-84-0415 and 310-87-1322, awarded to Lynn E. Alden and Jerry S. Wiggins, respectively.
PY - 1990/12
Y1 - 1990/12
N2 - We constructed a set of circumplex scales for the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP; Horowitz, Rosenberg, Baer, Ureno, & Villasenor, 1988). Initial scale construction used all 127 items from this instrument in two samples of university undergraduates (n = 197; n = 273). Cross-sample stability of item locations plotted against the first two principal components was high. A final set of eight 8-item circumplex scales was derived from the combined sample (n = 470) and cross-validated in a third university sample (n = 974). Finally, we examined the structural convergence of the IIP circumplex scales with an established measure of interpersonal dispositions, the Revised Interpersonal Adjective Scales (IAS-R; Wiggins, Trapnell, & Phillips, 1988). Although both circumplex instruments were derived independently, they shared a common circular space. Implications of these results are discussed with reference to current research methods for the study of interpersonal behavior.
AB - We constructed a set of circumplex scales for the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP; Horowitz, Rosenberg, Baer, Ureno, & Villasenor, 1988). Initial scale construction used all 127 items from this instrument in two samples of university undergraduates (n = 197; n = 273). Cross-sample stability of item locations plotted against the first two principal components was high. A final set of eight 8-item circumplex scales was derived from the combined sample (n = 470) and cross-validated in a third university sample (n = 974). Finally, we examined the structural convergence of the IIP circumplex scales with an established measure of interpersonal dispositions, the Revised Interpersonal Adjective Scales (IAS-R; Wiggins, Trapnell, & Phillips, 1988). Although both circumplex instruments were derived independently, they shared a common circular space. Implications of these results are discussed with reference to current research methods for the study of interpersonal behavior.
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U2 - 10.1080/00223891.1990.9674088
DO - 10.1080/00223891.1990.9674088
M3 - Article
C2 - 2280321
AN - SCOPUS:0025242091
SN - 0022-3891
VL - 55
SP - 521
EP - 536
JO - Journal of Personality Assessment
JF - Journal of Personality Assessment
IS - 3-4
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