The phrase "a general factor of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a broad or overarching element that influences or contributes to a particular outcome or phenomenon.
Example: "In psychology, intelligence is often considered a general factor of cognitive ability."
Alternatives: "a common element of" or "a universal aspect of".
Therefore, we conclude that Sle is a general factor of nuclear architecture in Drosophila that is required for the correct organization of the nucleolus during development.
The results suggest that the two measures designed to quantify life-history strategy are strongly correlated, have the strongest associations with a general factor of personality, and have the strongest loadings on a common factor.
For the P, N, and Lie scales, the results showed that the role of individual differences was very relevant and that the only common variable underlying the scores was a general factor of faking-induced change.
Across these analyses there was no evidence for a general factor of personality.
Goldberg et al. described distress as a general factor of depression and anxiety, representing the overall severity of the disorder [ 18].
Does that mean that we failed to isolate a general factor of 3D shape processing in our study, as 1 anonymous reviewer suggested?
The correct localization of GluRIIB, GluRIIC, Basigin, Discs large, and Syndapin in animals with Akt1 knockdown in the muscle demonstrated that Akt1 has specific targeting functions for GluRIIA and is not a general factor for delivery of all postsynaptic proteins.
The results provide evidence of individual differences in a general factor (g) of cognitive ability in cotton-top tamarins.
The presence of a general factor in performance independent of halo and other common method biases has theoretical support from observations in organisational psychology literature [ 18].
The first model included a single general factor of schizotypy.
Lyne and colleagues [ 9] found evidence that the 34 items shared a g (general) factor of psychological distress, with residual wellbeing, problems, functioning, risk factors, and finally, separate factors for positively and negatively worded items.
