The Structure of Personality in Australian as Compared with English Subjects

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Abstract
A sample of 336 male and 318 female Australian adults was administered the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (E.P.Q.), and the items were intercorrelated and factor analyzed. Results were compared with the results obtained from an English sample of 2312 males and 3262 females, using indices of factor comparison. Identical factors corresponding to the major personality dimensions of Psychoticism (P), Extraversion (E), and Neuroticism (N) were found, together with a largely independent L (Lie or dissimulation) scale, which has also been found to measure conformity. Australians seem to have significantly higher P scores, and significantly lower L scores, suggesting possible conformity with national stereotypes relating to Australians and English; such differences await replication before they can be taken very seriously.

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