Social interests and eysenck's personality dimensions

Authors
Maltby, J Macaskill, A Day, L Garner, I
Citation
J. Maltby et al., Social interests and eysenck's personality dimensions, PSYCHOL REP, 85(1), 1999, pp. 197-200
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
ISSN journal
00332941 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
197 - 200
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2941(199908)85:1<197:SIAEPD>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The relationship between Adler's concept of social interest and Eysenck's p ersonality dimensions was investigated among 224 English undergraduates (85 men and 139 women). The present study links Adlerian and Eysenckian theori es by finding thai scores on the Social Interest Scale are significantly ne gatively associated with scores on Psychoticism and Neuroticism.