Exploring the Factor Structure of the Personality Assessment Inventory

摘要: This study examined the factor structure of Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI). Factor analyses were conducted on all 22 PAI scales, as well 11 clinical scales alone. When analyzing four factors related to general psychological distress, narcissism, impulsivity, and social functioning obtained. An analysis only yielded three associated with substance abuse. Although methods other than those utilized by Morey employed for extractions rotations, latent derived in this very similar reported previously. These findings support stability underlying PAI.