To evaluate whether our results were a function of the GEOMIN rotation, we also used an Oblimin rotation to extract five factors from the 72 scales. The matrix of inter-factor correlations was generally similar to the GEOMIN results (N and E: −.21; N and A: .−01; N and C: −.26; N and O: .00; E and A: .10; E and C: .12; E and O: .26; A and C: .01; A and O: −.06; C and O: .07). When this matrix was submitted to a second EFA, it was possible to obtain a solution; however, only the 1 factor solution would converge. Loadings for this dimension were −.27 for N, .79 for E, .10 for A, .18 for C, and .31 for O. Thus, this common factor seems to approximate Extraversion or perhaps Beta/ Plasticity/Agency more so than the GFP.
