Table 2.
Text-based adjectives Person-Descriptive Factors: A Varimax-Rotated Principal-Components Analysis
| Personality factors |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjective | Factor 1: Sociability | Factor 2: Evaluation | Factor 3: Negativity | Factor 4: Self-Acceptance | Factor 5: Fitting In | Factor 6: Psychological Stability | Factor 7: Maturity |
| Quiet | .59 | .05 | −.05 | −.02 | −.05 | −.05 | −.05 |
| Shy | .54 | .04 | .04 | −.13 | .04 | .06 | −.03 |
| Reserved | .48 | −.01 | −.10 | .15 | −.02 | −.10 | .00 |
| Outgoing | .48 | −.03 | −.02 | .08 | .19 | .04 | .08 |
| Comfortable | .40 | −.09 | .03 | −.03 | .00 | .09 | −.10 |
| Open | .31 | −.18 | .08 | −.11 | .08 | .24 | .04 |
| Friendly | .28 | .07 | .06 | −.01 | .11 | −.05 | .10 |
| Insecure | .20 | .02 | .12 | .04 | −.01 | .12 | −.20 |
| Easy | .10 | .00 | −.10 | .00 | .01 | .09 | .07 |
| Cold | .09 | −.04 | .06 | −.06 | −.01 | −.08 | −.02 |
| Ugly | −.10 | .51 | .11 | −.12 | .03 | .13 | −.18 |
| Fat | −.06 | .49 | .04 | .08 | .01 | .06 | −.18 |
| Attractive | .12 | .42 | −.08 | .02 | .00 | .01 | .02 |
| Beautiful | −.16 | .41 | .06 | .02 | .05 | .04 | .01 |
| Nice | .04 | .29 | .22 | .00 | .14 | −.09 | .16 |
| Smart | .07 | .28 | .07 | .14 | .05 | −.14 | .19 |
| Stupid | .09 | .28 | .15 | −.10 | .13 | −.03 | −.11 |
| Average | −.05 | .26 | −.09 | −.10 | .06 | .15 | .18 |
| Special | .03 | .25 | −.13 | .15 | −.05 | .04 | .11 |
| Lazy | −.00 | .21 | .14 | −.06 | .10 | −.12 | .11 |
| Cute | ∡.02 | .21 | .09 | .13 | .06 | −.01 | −.15 |
| Stuck | .16 | .17 | −.08 | .01 | .01 | .04 | .06 |
| Innocent | .14 | .16 | .11 | .07 | −.15 | −.02 | −.07 |
| Intelligent | .07 | .16 | −.15 | −.02 | .03 | .05 | .08 |
| Mad | −03 | −.07 | .45 | −.05 | .11 | −.10 | .10 |
| Hurt | .01 | −.05 | .36 | .06 | −.01 | .04 | .17 |
| Bad | −.01 | .09 | .36 | .13 | .09 | .03 | −.08 |
| Sad | .07 | .05 | .31 | .14 | −.03 | .08 | −.12 |
| Horrible | −.02 | .21 | .31 | −.03 | .05 | −.03 | .03 |
| Upset | −.06 | 13 | .31 | .05 | .15 | .06 | .03 |
| Scared | .08 | .03 | .31 | .13 | −.18 | −.01 | .03 |
| Good | .10 | .03 | .28 | .11 | .23 | .06 | −.01 |
| Worried | .03 | .02 | .27 | −.18 | .15 | .08 | .11 |
| Angry | −.01 | .00 | .25 | −.02 | −.11 | .01 | .07 |
| Afraid | .20 | .02 | .24 | −.06 | −.11 | −.02 | .17 |
| Tired | −.06 | .14 | .23 | .04 | −.06 | −.05 | −.08 |
| Depressed | −.05 | .17 | .22 | .08 | −.02 | .16 | −.10 |
| Stressed | .05 | −.08 | .21 | .12 | −.01 | −.01 | −.14 |
| Honest | −.02 | −11 | .11 | .03 | .11 | .10 | .01 |
| Wonderful | −.12 | .17 | −.05 | .47 | .05 | .06 | .18 |
| Loving | .04 | −.05 | −.02 | .44 | .00 | −.01 | .26 |
| Lost | −.03 | .13 | −.06 | .32 | .03 | .14 | −.15 |
| Blessed | −.15 | −.11 | −.22 | .31 | .15 | .04 | −.03 |
| Confused | .01 | .06 | .10 | .29 | .01 | −.09 | −.12 |
| Amazing | −.13 | .00 | −.12 | .28 | .21 | .03 | −.12 |
| Perfect | −.02 | .05 | .07 | .27 | .02 | .12 | −.12 |
| Selfish | .01 | .00 | .11 | .26 | −.05 | .08 | .02 |
| Happy | .11 | −.01 | .19 | .24 | .11 | .15 | .07 |
| Wrong | .18 | .06 | .08 | .22 | −.05 | .02 | .02 |
| Independent | .15 | −.10 | −.07 | .21 | −.03 | .14 | .08 |
| Lonely | .08 | −.04 | .20 | .21 | −.11 | −.10 | −.14 |
| Free | .00 | .02 | .08 | .20 | .00 | −.03 | .00 |
| Sensitive | −.05 | .05 | .15 | .20 | .10 | −.01 | .08 |
| Tough | .01 | −.05 | .00 | .11 | .00 | .00 | −.02 |
| Interesting | −.06 | −.10 | −.08 | .02 | .44 | .03 | −.15 |
| Funny | .03 | .05 | −.03 | .07 | .39 | −.16 | .07 |
| Crazy | .12 | .04 | .02 | .04 | .39 | −.11 | −.07 |
| Cool | .08 | .14 | .06 | −.04 | .34 | −.06 | .00 |
| Fun | .20 | .13 | .13 | .24 | .33 | −.13 | .08 |
| Weird | .02 | .13 | .03 | .01 | .28 | −.08 | .02 |
| Conscious | .09 | .03 | −.11 | .09 | .27 | .17 | −.10 |
| Lucky | −.13 | −.11 | .00 | .15 | .27 | .05 | −.03 |
| Old | −.04 | .09 | .00 | −.05 | .25 | −.02 | .19 |
| Concerned | .05 | −.09 | .05 | −.06 | .25 | .19 | −.01 |
| Normal | .07 | .12 | −.03 | −.16 | .23 | .07 | −.03 |
| Understanding | −.07 | −.16 | .06 | −.05 | .23 | .18 | .02 |
| Important | .02 | .01 | .17 | −.01 | .20 | .09 | .07 |
| Aware | −.01 | .03 | .01 | −.02 | −.04 | .41 | .00 |
| Healthy | −.03 | .14 | .10 | .06 | −.01 | .36 | −.11 |
| Emotional | .02 | −.10 | .15 | −.11 | .08 | .35 | .06 |
| Confident | .18 | .00 | .04 | .04 | −.03 | .35 | .01 |
| Content | .00 | −.02 | −.09 | .11 | −.02 | .32 | .01 |
| Positive | −.06 | .07 | −.09 | .15 | −.11 | .32 | .21 |
| Negative | −.08 | −.02 | .06 | −.03 | −.05 | .32 | .15 |
| Physical | −.02 | .11 | −.08 | −.13 | .15 | .24 | .04 |
| Fake | .18 | .18 | −.08 | .06 | .03 | .24 | −.13 |
| Social | .09 | −.03 | −.06 | .03 | .11 | .23 | −.01 |
| Satisfied | −.01 | .03 | .02 | .12 | −.05 | .20 | .06 |
| Mature | .03 | −.01 | .02 | −.08 | .00 | .10 | .39 |
| Successful | .03 | .08 | −.04 | .03 | −.10 | −.11 | .38 |
| Caring | .10 | −.06 | .10 | .20 | .08 | −.14 | .37 |
| Capable | −.12 | −.02 | .02 | .04 | −.06 | .12 | .30 |
| Accomplished | −.08 | .04 | −.02 | .04 | .12 | −.12 | .28 |
| Young | .02 | −.02 | −.01 | −.09 | .04 | .12 | .28 |
| Determined | .04 | −.10 | .08 | .08 | −.06 | .11 | .26 |
| Responsible | .11 | −.04 | .03 | −.02 | .01 | .07 | .23 |
| Difficult | .04 | −.12 | .08 | .12 | .03 | −.02 | −.16 |
| Unique | −.08 | .08 | −.11 | .04 | .13 | .05 | .15 |
Note. The above adjectives were the most frequently used person descriptor adjectives in open-ended self-descriptions of personality. Boldface indicates factor loadings greater than or equal to .20.