The relationship between Adler's concept of social interest and Eysenck's personality dimensions was investigated among 224 English undergraduates (85 men and 139 women). The present study links Adlerian and Eysenckian theories by finding that scores on the Social Interest Scale are significantly negatively associated with scores on Psychoticism and Neuroticism.
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