ERIC Number: EJ913761
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Publication Date: 2011-Mar
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The NEO Five-Factor Inventory: Latent Structure and Relationships with Dimensions of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in a Large Clinical Sample
Rosellini, Anthony J.; Brown, Timothy A.
Assessment, v18 n1 p27-38 Mar 2011
The present study evaluated the latent structure of the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO FFI) and relations between the five-factor model (FFM) of personality and dimensions of "DSM-IV" anxiety and depressive disorders (panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder [GAD], obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia [SOC], major depressive disorder [MDD]) in a large sample of outpatients (N = 1,980). Exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) was used to show that a five-factor solution provided acceptable model fit, albeit with some poorly functioning items. Neuroticism demonstrated significant positive associations with all but one of the disorder constructs whereas Extraversion was inversely related to SOC and MDD. Conscientiousness was inversely related to MDD but demonstrated a positive relationship with GAD. Results are discussed in regard to potential revisions to the NEO FFI, the evaluation of other NEO instruments using ESEM, and clinical implications of structural paths between FFM domains and specific emotional disorders. (Contains 3 notes, 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Emotional Disturbances, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Factor Analysis, Personality Traits, Mental Disorders, Goodness of Fit, Neurosis, Correlation, Extraversion Introversion
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