Abstract
[Open peer commentary]
Traits are unevenly distributed in multidimensional personality space, but the extent of trait lumpiness has never been formally assessed. In this brief comment, I offer a definition, a formula, and a cut-off for trait lumpiness. Furthermore, I provide an example of trait lumpiness in two to seven principal components in an existing lexical dataset (N = 400) containing 551 trait adjectives. In support of Lee and Ashton's HEXACO model, the analyses support a maximum set of six factors that provide a relatively smooth distribution of traits in multidimensional space.
Traits are unevenly distributed in multidimensional personality space, but the extent of trait lumpiness has never been formally assessed. In this brief comment, I offer a definition, a formula, and a cut-off for trait lumpiness. Furthermore, I provide an example of trait lumpiness in two to seven principal components in an existing lexical dataset (N = 400) containing 551 trait adjectives. In support of Lee and Ashton's HEXACO model, the analyses support a maximum set of six factors that provide a relatively smooth distribution of traits in multidimensional space.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 517-519 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | European Journal of Personality |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 1 Jul 2020 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2020 |