The personal style inventory: Preliminary validation studies of new measures of sociotropy and autonomy

摘要: We conducted five studies with depressed patients, demographically matched controls, and college students to develop psychometrically evaluate new measures of concerns about interpersonal relationships (sociotropy) autonomous achievement (autonomy), constructs that have been proposed confer vulnerability depression. The final version the Personal Style Inventory (PSI) Sociotropy Autonomy scales showed a good factor structure, internal consistency reliability, test-retest stability, low correlation each other, weak or no gender differences. Convergent discriminant validity were examined respect depressive symptom levels, Dependency Self-Criticism Revised Depressive Experiences Questionnaire, social desirability scale generally acceptable. Further evaluations construct PSI are indicated.