The General Factor of Personality improves our understanding of the personality structure and the relations between major personality dimensions, as well as major dimensions of the entire non-cognitive sphere of psychological variables. The results of the empirical testing and theoretical evaluations in this book contribute to the more comprehensive and precise theoretical framework of the General Factor of Personality (GFP) and that of the entire personality structure.
Additionally, the book answers some unresolved questions concerning the nature of the GFP, including whether it is based more on correlations in real behavior or on other less substantial factors between lower-order dimensions of personality. This book is crucially important not only for theoretical reasons, but also for the tremendous practical and applied value of the assumed general dimension of personality. As a common denominator of all the most important fields of personality beyond cognition (Big Five, well-being, coping, emotionality, motivation, self-concept, self-esteem, control, wisdom and others), the GFP represents an extremely strong single predictor of the quality of life, mental health and well-being, career, academic success, and the quality of family and interpersonal relations.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. ix 6. Acknowledgments - p. xi 7. Section A. Breaking With Dogma - p. xi 8. Chapter 1. The Rise of the GFP - p. 3 9. Chapter 2. New Look at the Structure of Personality - p. 37 10. Chapter 3. GFP in the Cross-Cultural Context - p. 75 11. Chapter 4. The Basic Interpretations and Critical Aspects of the GFP - p. 107 12. Section B. The Nature and Power of the GFP - p. 123 13. Chapter 5. The Psychological Correlates of General Factor of Personality - p. 127 14. Chapter 6. Biological Aspects of General Factor of Personality - p. 167 15. Chapter 7. The Overall Strength of the GFP - p. 183 16. Section C. General Dimensions of Personality and Cognition - p. 202 17. Chapter 8. Dimensional Structure of Personality and Beyond - p. 205 18. Two Broad Domains of Personality - p. 205 19. Super-Dominant General Factor in Personality and Beyond: A Study on 63 Variables - p. 224 20. Chapter 9. Cognitive Abilities and Personality: Two Comprehensive General Factors - p. 257 21. Section D. The Perspective of the Multivariate Research in Personality - p. 281 22. Chapter 10. The Future of the Structural Modeling of Personality - p. 285 23. Chapter 11. Toward the Optimal Balance Between the Higher-Order Dimensions in Personality Research - p. 299 24. Index - p. 313
The General Factor of Personality improves our understanding of the personality structure and the relations between major personality dimensions, as well as major dimensions of the entire non-cognitive sphere of psychological variables. The results of the empirical testing and theoretical evaluations in this book contribute to the more comprehensive and precise theoretical framework of the General Factor of Personality (GFP) and that of the entire personality structure.
Additionally, the book answers some unresolved questions concerning the nature of the GFP, including whether it is based more on correlations in real behavior or on other less substantial factors between lower-order dimensions of personality. This book is crucially important not only for theoretical reasons, but also for the tremendous practical and applied value of the assumed general dimension of personality. As a common denominator of all the most important fields of personality beyond cognition (Big Five, well-being, coping, emotionality, motivation, self-concept, self-esteem, control, wisdom and others), the GFP represents an extremely strong single predictor of the quality of life, mental health and well-being, career, academic success, and the quality of family and interpersonal relations.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. ix 6. Acknowledgments - p. xi 7. Section A. Breaking With Dogma - p. xi 8. Chapter 1. The Rise of the GFP - p. 3 9. Chapter 2. New Look at the Structure of Personality - p. 37 10. Chapter 3. GFP in the Cross-Cultural Context - p. 75 11. Chapter 4. The Basic Interpretations and Critical Aspects of the GFP - p. 107 12. Section B. The Nature and Power of the GFP - p. 123 13. Chapter 5. The Psychological Correlates of General Factor of Personality - p. 127 14. Chapter 6. Biological Aspects of General Factor of Personality - p. 167 15. Chapter 7. The Overall Strength of the GFP - p. 183 16. Section C. General Dimensions of Personality and Cognition - p. 202 17. Chapter 8. Dimensional Structure of Personality and Beyond - p. 205 18. Two Broad Domains of Personality - p. 205 19. Super-Dominant General Factor in Personality and Beyond: A Study on 63 Variables - p. 224 20. Chapter 9. Cognitive Abilities and Personality: Two Comprehensive General Factors - p. 257 21. Section D. The Perspective of the Multivariate Research in Personality - p. 281 22. Chapter 10. The Future of the Structural Modeling of Personality - p. 285 23. Chapter 11. Toward the Optimal Balance Between the Higher-Order Dimensions in Personality Research - p. 299 24. Index - p. 313
