Interpersonal Circumplex
Également connue sous le nom de: IPC · Wiggins Circumplex
Circular model organizing interpersonal behavior along two axes: Dominance (assertive vs. submissive) and Affiliation (warm vs. cold), yielding eight octant positions that describe distinct interpersonal styles.
- Source:
- Wiggins, J. S. (1995). Interpersonal Adjective Scales: Professional Manual. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Construits
Assured-Dominant (PA)
High dominance interpersonal style — assertive, commanding, confident (Wiggins, 1995).
Arrogant-Calculating (BC)
High dominance, low affiliation — competitive, cutting, sharp-tongued (Wiggins, 1995).
Cold-Hearted (DE)
Low affiliation — emotionally detached, unsympathetic, uninterested in others (Wiggins, 1995).
Aloof-Introverted (FG)
Low dominance, low affiliation — quiet, private, reserved (Wiggins, 1995).
Unassured-Submissive (HI)
Low dominance — soft-spoken, modest, deferential (Wiggins, 1995).
Unassuming-Ingenuous (JK)
Low dominance, high affiliation — tolerant, accepting, honest (Wiggins, 1995).
Warm-Agreeable (LM)
High affiliation — caring, reassuring, interested in others (Wiggins, 1995).
Gregarious-Extraverted (NO)
High dominance, high affiliation — sociable, outgoing, comfortable with people (Wiggins, 1995).
Instruments
- IPIP Interpersonal Circumplex(IPIP-IPC)Goldberg, L. R. (IPIP), measuring constructs of Wiggins, J. S.1999