Definition
The Interpersonal Adjective Scales is a 64-item self-report measure used to assess interpersonal traits based on the interpersonal circumplex (IPC).
Introduction
Based upon lexical, rational, and empirical item selection from a large pool of trait-descriptive adjectives, Wiggins (1979) developed a set of self-reported trait adjectives to assess the interpersonal domain of personality, as contrasted with non-interpersonal traits (e.g., temperament, mental ability). These items served as the basis for the original 128-item Interpersonal Adjective Scales (IAS), which drew from 16 bipolar categories to form eight 16-item scales. Subsequent revision reduced the item set to a 64-item format termed the IAS-Revised (IAS-R; Wiggins et al. 1988). The title was later amended to the IAS (Wiggins 1995), which has become a widely utilized assessment of interpersonal dispositions.
Core Features
The IAS was designed as an interpersonal circle...
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Erickson, T.M., Crouch, T.A., Lewis, J. (2020). Interpersonal Adjective Scales. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_1231
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