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Interpersonal problems and personality: using three factor solutions.

Michelle J McDonald1, Paul D Linden

  • 1Psychology Department, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha 53144, USA. McDonalM@uwp.edu

Psychological Reports
|December 3, 2003
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This study shows how personality traits, measured by the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised, predict interpersonal problems. Understanding these links can improve psychotherapy and personality disorder research.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Personality Psychology

Background:

  • Psychotherapy research often focuses on interpersonal discord.
  • Personality research examines normal and abnormal personality traits.
  • A gap exists between these two research areas.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To bridge the gap between psychotherapy and personality research.
  • To investigate the predictive relationship between personality factors and interpersonal problems.
  • To utilize established personality models and interpersonal problem inventories.

Main Methods:

  • Employed Eysenck's P-E-N (Psychoticism-Extraversion-Neuroticism) model for personality conceptualization and measurement.
  • Utilized the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised (EPQ-R) to assess personality traits.

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  • Used Horowitz's Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP) to measure interpersonal distress.
  • Applied hierarchical multiple regression analysis to determine predictive relationships.

    • Main Results:

    • Personality factors significantly predicted various interpersonal problems.
    • Specific personality traits were identified as key predictors of interpersonal distress.
    • The findings support the utility of personality models in understanding interpersonal difficulties.

    Conclusions:

    • Personality factors demonstrably predict interpersonal problems, offering a bridge between personality and psychotherapy research.
    • The study validates the application of the P-E-N model and the IIP in understanding interpersonal discord.
    • Results contribute to interpersonal theory by highlighting the role of personality in relationship difficulties.