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The questionnaire measurement of psychoticism1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

S. B. G. Eysenck  and
H. J. Eysenck
S. B. G. Eysenck
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, University of London
H. J. Eysenck
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, University of London
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Synopsis

A study is reported of a random sample of 170 normal men and 192 normal women who were given a 110-item questionnaire incorporating items intended to measure personality variables P (psychoticism), N (neuroticism), E (extraversion), and L (a lie and dissimulation scale). Factor analysis of the intercorrelations between items disclosed a clear-cut psychoticism factor, relatively independent of the others. The rationale and the psychiatric importance of this factor are discussed.

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Research Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , February 1972 , pp. 50 - 55
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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