K problematike vzťahu faktorov emocionalita a neuroticizmus meraných testami Hexaco a NEO-FFI

Abstract

The concept of Hexaco in personality research has been widely and intensively discussed in recent years. This interest is conditioned not only by the relative novelty of this approach, but also by the strong “kinship” relationship of the Hexaco concept with the currently dominant opinion in the field of personality, the Big Five concept. The relationship between Hexaco and the Big Five (NEO or OCEAN) is widely researched. Differences in the definition of individual factors in both concepts are a possible source of confusion, especially in the factors Neuroticism (NEO, abbr. N, NEO) and Emotionality (Hexaco, abbr. E, HEX). These factors are often understood alternatively (Mateu‑Mollá, 2020), which does not correspond to reality and their difference is emphasized (e.g. Záškodná & Dostál, 2016). The factors differ in the dimension of Anger/Hostility and Impulsivity, which is included in the Neuroticism factor (NEO) but not in the Emotionality factor (HEX). The definition of Neuroticism (NEO) appears to be more similar to Spielberger’s Anxiety (U, STAI), which is defined as the experience of tension, nervousness, fear, and apprehension as measured by the STAI questionnaire (Müllner et al., 1980). This slight confusion can cause difficulties in the interpretation of the obtained results of research in the field of personality psychology. On this basis, it is legitimate to expect a closer relationship (stronger correlations) between N (NEO) and U (STAI) than between E (HEX) and U (STAI). It is also questionable how the presence of Anger/Hostility and Impulsivity in the structure of N (NEO) will affect the strength of the correlation coefficients with the other two observed factors (E, HEX, and U, STAI).