Repression-sensitization and emotion control

Author(s): Schapals, T.

Journal/Book: Curr Psychol. 1996; 15: Dept 3091, Rutgers-the State Univ of Nj, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Transaction Period Consortium. 30-37.

Abstract: The internal structure of the Repression-Sensitization (R-S) Scale was examined by means of factor analysis. Following a scree test, four factors were extracted: lassitude/depression, extraversion/confidence, guilelessness/trust, and emotional lability. Concurrent validation using the Emotion Control Questionnaire and the Eysenck Personality Inventory showed that the factors extracted from the R-S Scale were related in predictable ways to existing personality constructs, but the results argue against the use of the overall R-S score as an index of emotional response style.

Note: Article D Roger, Univ York, Dept Psychol, York YO1 5DD, N Yorkshire, England

Keyword(s): PERSONALITY; EXTRAVERSION; CONSTRUCTION; VALIDATION; SCALE

Zurück | Weiter