A Brief Assessment of the Interpersonal Circumplex

Abstract

Three studies are presented that demonstrate the psychometric properties and initial validation of the International Personality Item Pool-Interpersonal Circumplex (IPIP-IPC). The IPIP-IPC is a brief 32-item assessment of the interpersonal cirucmplex designed to be used when time is limited or when participants have difficulty understanding the adjective items used in more traditional assessments of the interpersonal circumplex. In Study 1, 501 participants were examined to develop the IPIP-IPC and demonstrate the circular structure of the IPIP-IPC scales and their relation to the five-factor model of personality. Study 2 included 274 participants to reconfirm the circular structure of the IPIP-IPC scales. Finally, in Study 3, 100 participants again reconfirm the circular structure of the IPIP-IPC scales and demonstrate the overlap of the IPIP-IPC with a commonly used assessment of the circumplex: the 64-item Interpersonal Adjective Scale. Overall, the results suggest that the IPIP-IPC provides a relatively short, quick, and valid assessment of the interpersonal circumplex while maintaining many of the psychometric properties of longer assessment tools.

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“…Warmth is characterized by nurturance, communion, love, and affiliation, and dominance is characterized by status and agency (Gurtman, 1993). Markey and Markey (2009) confirmed the circular structure of the IPIP-IPC across three samples. The authors reported that the IPIP-IPC demonstrated convergent validity in its relationships with the five-factor model of personality and that it maintained the psychometric properties of longer interperso nal circumplex measures.…”

“…The IPIP-IPC (Markey & Markey, 2009) is a 32-item measure of the interpersonal circumplex. The interpersonal circumplex is a circular array of personality characteristics that consists of four quadrants formed by the dimensions of dominance and warmth: two traits that are thought to be important for understanding interpersonal interactions (Gurtman, 1993;Leary, 1957).…”

“…Once a factor structure was confirmed, we tested convergent validity with measures of social anxiety, the big five factors of person ality, and the dimensions of dominance and warmth that comprise the interpersonal circumplex (Markey & Markey, 2009). We expected to replicate previously established positive relationships between scores on the GARS and measures related to social anxiety (Schneier et al, 2011).…”

“…We also tested the relationship between scores on the GARS and the International Personality Item Pool-Interpersonal Circum plex (IPIP-IPC; Markey & Markey, 2009). The interpersonal circumplex measures dom inance and warmth, which are proposed to be the primary dimensions related to social behavior (e.g., Leary, 1957).…”

Investigating stereotypes of social anxiety

“…The IPIP-IPC assesses the interpersonal circumplex (Wiggins, 1979); it has been shown to possess a circular structure and has shown good convergent validity with other measures of interpersonal dimensions. In Study 1, we utilized the two global subscales reflecting the two main circumplex dimensions (i.e., Dominance and Warmth), which were calculated using a formula suggested by Markey and Markey (2010). Internal consistency for the Dominance (α = .83) and Warmth (α = .85) subscales in Sample 1 were very good.…”