Associations between psychopathology measured by the Holden Psychological Screening Inventory and normal personality measured by the NEO Five-factor Inventory were investigated using a sample of 64 first-year undergraduates. Analysis supported the validity of scales of each inventory and indicated significant quantitative links between measures of psychopathology and normal personality.
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