The study was done to establish the dimensions common to two inventories devoted to assessing interpersonal patterns and motivational styles. The inventories were administered to a sample of 96 college students. The 27 scores were intercorrelated and subjected to a principal components analysis, and the five factors isolated were subjected to an oblique transformation. These higher-order factors were interpreted as Interpersonal Involvement, Self-control, Level of Socialization, Achievement Motivation, and Approval Seeking. The findings support the value of a combined use of personality and motivational measures in clarifying theory and in further understanding of individual personality profiles.
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