The present study attempted to determine the factor structure of a psychological test battery measuring the areas of interests, intelligence, and personality. Six factors were identified and tentatively were named as Self Satisfying Activity vs Others Satisfying Activity, Adjustment, Masculinity, Clerical, Femininity, and Emotional Maturity. Since this was an exploratory study, further research is needed to verify these factors.
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