Person × Situation interaction in personality prediction: Some specifics of the person factor

Attempted to determine if the multidimensionality of trait anxiety (A-Trait), as measured by the S–R Inventory of General Trait Anxiousness, was related to differential personality profiles in 278 undergraduates. Results of stepwise multiple linear regression analyses, using Rotter's Internal–External Locus of Control Scale, the California Psychological Inventory, the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, and the Interpersonal Trust Scale as predictor measures, confirmed the existence of distinct personality profiles for each of the 4 facets of A-Trait. Findings attest to the multidimensionality of the S–R Inventory of General Trait Anxiousness and to the importance of specifying the situation in the measurement of anxiety. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)