title: The interpersonal circumplex as a model of interpersonal capabilities.
abstract: In this study, we sought to challenge the existing conceptualization of interpersonal capabilities as a distinct construct from interpersonal traits by explicitly taking into account the general factor inherent within most models of circumplexes. A sample of 206 college students completed a battery of measures including the Battery of Interpersonal Capabilities (BIC; Paulhus & Martin, 1987). Principal components analysis and the randomization test of hypothesized order relations demonstrated that contrary to previous findings, the BIC adhered to a circular ordering. Joint analysis of the BIC with the Interpersonal Adjective Scale (Wiggins, 1995) using principal components analysis and structural equation modeling demonstrated that the 2 measures represented similar constructs. Furthermore, the general factor in the BIC was not correlated with measures of general self-competence, satisfaction with life, or general pathology.
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychology in Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
authors.forename: Christy D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Hofsess
authors.forename: Terence J G
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Tracey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015206:Southwestern United States