“The General Factor of Personality As Ego-Resiliency”, 2021-11-22 (; similar):
It was originally hypothesized by Jeanne Block that what has come to be known as the General Factor of Personality (GFP) reflects ego-resiliency.
We test Block’s hypothesis in 2 studies. In Study 1 a meta-analysis (n = 15,609) examining the relationship between the GFP and ego-resiliency/resilience was conducted. In Study 2 (n = 157) archival data from Block and Block was used to examine the association between rater judged ego-resiliency across childhood, adolescence, and into early adulthood and the GFP based on self-report in early adulthood.
Using structural equation modeling for the meta-analytic data, the correlation between the GFP and ego-resiliency/resilience was estimated at r = 0.93. Using a trait-state occasion model to test the hypothesis in Study 2, the correlation between the GFP and rated ego-resiliency was estimated at r = 0.85. The results of the 2 studies offer substantial support for Block’s original hypothesis.
Given the strength of the associations between the GFP and ego-resiliency/resilience one may conclude that the 2 constructs largely reflect the same underlying phenomenon.