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Summary

This study examined personality factors in adolescent boys using two assessment tools. Anxiety (Q11) showed a significant alignment with objective-analytic data (U124), suggesting a valid connection between self-report and objective measures.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Adolescent Development
Personality Assessment

Background:

Understanding adolescent personality development is crucial.
Differentiating between self-report questionnaires and objective-analytic measures is important for construct validation.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the alignment between second-stratum factors from the High-School Personality Questionnaire (HSPQ) and first-stratum factors from the Objective-Analytic (O-A) Test Kit.
To determine the convergent and discriminant validity of personality constructs in adolescent boys.

Main Methods:

Administered Forms A and B of the HSPQ and the complete O-A Test Kit to 840 boys aged 12-18.
Analyzed the data to assess the relationships between questionnaire-derived factors and O-A test factors.

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A salient relationship was found between Anxiety (Q11) from the HSPQ and U124 (Anxiety) from the O-A data.
Other notable relationships included Exvia (Q1) with U121 (Exuberance) and Tough Poise (Q111/Cortertia) with U125 (Realism).

Conclusions:

The findings provide partial support for the alignment of personality constructs measured by self-report and objective-analytic methods in adolescents.
Anxiety appears to be a robust construct across different assessment modalities in this age group.