Item Content of the Group Personality Projective Test

Summary

The present study examined the content factors of the Group Personality Projective Test (GPPT) using factor analytic procedures based on item intercorrelations, in contrast to the published version's use of part scores from a priori groupings of items. The factors extracted did not coincide with the original GPPT dimensions. Only a small portion of the GPPT items loaded significantly on the factors obtained. The proportion of variance accounted for by the factor structure was also very small. Results also indicated that a position response set may be affecting scores on the Neuroticism dimension. It was concluded that the GPPT, in terms of what it proposes to measure, apparently has very limited utility.