Uncentered domain T-scores scores were used to determine whether participants could be classified in terms of a personality style; that is, a combination of two personality domains. Participants were characterized on NEO style graphs(32) by converting their domain T-scores into z-scores and then plotting all ten possible combinations of two dimensions against one another.(33) Each plot yielded four quadrants reflecting whether a participant was high or low on the first dimension and high or low on the second dimension (see Figure). For each possible pairing of domains, participants whose z-scores were at least one-half standard deviation above or below average for both domains were classified as being high-high (++), high-low (+−), low-high (−+), or low-low (−−); participants who fell into one of these four classifications were coded as 1 for that classification and 0 for the other three classifications. Participants whose z-scores fell within the average range on both domains were classified as not having a style; these participants were coded as 0. Thus, the styles represent individuals who did not score in the average range on both dimensions.
