Psychometric and Geometric Characteristics of the Revised Interpersonal Adjective Scales (IAS-R)

Abstract

The importance of the interpersonal circle in organizing the interpersonal domain is complemented by its empirical relations with broader personality taxonomies and with more specific personality variables. Yet circumplex structure in interpersonal measures has often been investigated using the "eyeball test" rather than using circumplex criteria of known effectiveness. Simulations (Acton, 1999) showed the effectiveness of 5 exploratory criteria (3 entirely new) that assess the properties of equal spacing, constant radius, and no preferred rotation. Along with Browne's (1992) criterion, these were applied to the Interpersonal

Measuring staff behavior towards clients with ID and challenging behavior: Further psychometric evaluation of the Staff-Client Interactive Behavior Inventory (SCIBI)

“…symmetry, complementarity and antithesis. The SCIBI is predominantly based on several interpersonal models of personality (Benjamin, 1996;Leary, 1957;Wiggins, Trapnell, & Phillips, 1988), with two robust orthogonal dimensions, namely, a control dimension (i.e. dominance-submission) and an affiliation dimension (i.e.…”

Cognitive egocentrism differentiates warm and cold people

“…Such scales were then revised and improved in psychometric terms and in terms of predictive validity (Wiggins, Phillips, & Trapnell, 1989). Accordingly, we assessed warmth versus coldness using the IAS-R (Wiggins, Trapnell, & Phillips, 1988). Participants rated the extent to which (1 = extremely inaccurate; 5 = extremely accurate) they possessed 16 personality trait adjectives marking the warmth-coldness dimension.…”

“…Nonetheless, the cognitive egocentrism assessment was altered for the sake of conceptual replication. Levels of interpersonal coldness were assessed using the same IAS-R (Wiggins et al, 1988) markers of Study 1 ( M = 1.97; SD = .72; alpha = .92). Dominance was also assessed ( M = 2.98; SD = .82; alpha = .87).…”

A psycho-ethological approach to social signal processing

“…Interpersonal attitudes and personality characteristics have also been widely studied in relation to nonverbal behaviour (Argyle and Dean 1965;Burgoon and Poire 1999;Sadler et al 2009;Scherer 1978;Tusing and Dillard 2000). In this context, several authors have argued that nonverbal behaviour expresses two major dimensions that regulate interpersonal relationships: affiliation and dominance (Kiesler 1983;Mehrabian and Ksionzky 1972;Wiggins et al 1988). As in most studies in nonverbal communication, the link between dominance, affiliation, and behaviour has been assessed by perceptual judgements.…”

“…This representation then serves as input for the dispositional inference process that involves the inference of personal disposition guided by causal schemata. Research suggests that the type of inferences that are made revolves around two major dimensions of social relationships: dominance and affiliation (Oosterhof and Todorov 2008;Wiggins et al 1988). Evaluation of these dimensions appears to be particularly adaptive for perceivers' decisions about whether a person should be approached or avoided, or if a person is a serious contender in conflicts.…”