The General Factor of Personality, BIS–BAS, expectancies of reward and punishment, self-esteem, and positive and negative affect

General Factor of Personality, BIS–BAS, expectancies of reward and punishment, self-esteem, and positive and negative affect
Stephen Erdle, J P Rusthon; 2010


Abstract

In two studies, we explore the neurobiological basis of the General Factor of Personality (GFP) by correlating it with measures of the Behavioral Inhibition System–Behavioral Activation System (BIS–BAS), generalized expectancies of reward and punishment, self-esteem, and positive and negative affect. The GFP was measured by aggregating across the scales of the Big Five Inventory (reverse keying Neuroticism to reflect Emotional Stability). Self-report measures from undergraduate students (Ns = 128, 88) revealed a single GFP dimension with positive loadings on BAS, expectations of reward, self-esteem, and positive affect, and negative loadings on BIS, expectations of punishment, and negative affect. The results were robust, replicating across the studies, the sexes, and after controlling for social desirability. The measures of BIS–BAS, generalized expectancies, self-esteem, and positive and negative affect accounted for 59% and 56% of the variance in the GFP. BIS–BAS may provide a neurobiological basis of the GFP.

The general factor of personality and general intelligence: Evidence for substantial association

The general factor of personality and general intelligence: Evidence for substantial association
Curtis S Dunkel; September-October 2013
Intelligence


Abstract

Despite theoretical assertions derived from life history theory, research on the relationship between the general factor of personality and general intelligence has shown that there is little overlap between the two higher-order constructs. It is argued that the association between these general factors is largely attenuated by measurement error in assessing the general factor of personality. A substantial association between the general factors at multiple points in time was found when the general factor of personality was derived from rater Q-sorts. The results have important implications for the study of individual differences.

The General Factor of Personality and its relation to Self-Esteem in 628,640 Internet respondents

The General Factor of Personality and its relation to Self-Esteem in 628,640
Internet respondents
Stephen Erdle et al., 2009
http://psychology.uwo.ca/faculty/rushtonpdfs/2010%20Erdle%20GFP%20in%20PAID.pdf


Abstract


The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the General Factor of Personality (GFP) and Self-Esteem. We found a GFP that explained 57% of the reliable variance in a model that went from the Big Five to the Big Two to the Big One in a secondary analysis of a sample of 628,640 participants, reported by Erdle, Gosling, and Potter (2009) using an interactive website on the Internet. The GFP in turn accounted for 67% of the variance in the measure of Self-Esteem. We discuss alternative possibilities to account for the relationship.

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"Indeed it could even be concluded that in this sample, the GFP is mostly Self-Esteem, since the two constructs share 67% of common variance."