Seven Missing Normal Personality Factors in the Questionnaire Primaries

Personality characteristics and risk-taking tendencies among adolescent gamblers.

“…While the youth problem and pathological gamblers in the current sample present as outgoing and sociable on the surface (Cheerfulness), their overall profile deviates somewhat from established norms and is actually more similar to the personality profile of institutionalized adolescent delinquents (Cattell et al, 1984, p. 49), specifically on the Excitability, Self-Discipline, and Conformity personality factors. It may be that traits that affect impulse control provide impetus to both disordered gambling and antisocial behaviours, or it could be that one behaviour contributes to the development of the other.…”

“…The normative mean score for each of the HSPQ factors is 5.5, SD = 1.00. Thus, any score below 4.5 or above 6.5 is considered to deviate from the norm (Cattell et al, 1984). The results of the ANOVA s indicate that significant differences exist between the four groups on 9 of the 14 personality factors: Intelligence, Emotional Stability, Excitability, Cheerfulness, Conformity, Sensitivity, Self-Sufficiency, Self-Discipline, and Tension.…”

“…Test-retest reliability for the HSPQ is reported to be .83 for Forms A and B. The validation of the HSPQ was accomplished using both construct and criterion validation, with no fewer than 12 replications of its personality structure using factor analytic techniques (Cattell et al, 1984), all indicating a similar factor structure. Separate norms were also established for institutionalized adolescents…”