The construct validity of social inhibition and the type-D taxonomy.
In contrast to the prognostic validity of the type-D personality, there is still little knowledge on the construct validity. In a sample of 102 healthy young adults the construct validity was analysed against the Big-Five dimensions, four of the 16 PF factors, and repressive emotion regulation. Social inhibition was associated with Apprehensiveness, and low scores in social competencies and self-deception. The three non-type-D clusters clearly differed; the restrained cluster emerged as opposite to the type-D cluster in nearly every personality dimension and type of emotion regulation. The article concludes that emotion regulation in socially inhibited persons deserves further investigation.
Grande
Gesine
G
Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Leipzig University of Applied Sciences, Leipzig, Germany. grande@fas.htwk-leipzig.de
Glaesmer
Heide
H
Roth
Marcus
M
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D055815:Young Adult