Naslov
Universal Features of Personality Traits from the Observer’ s Perspective: Data from 50 Cultures

Autori
McCrae, Robert ; Terraciano, Antonio ; Bratko, Denis ; Marušić, Iris

Izvornik
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (0022-3514) 88(3) (2005); 547-561

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
personality; five-factor model; cross-cultural

Sažetak
To test hypotheses about the universality of personality traits, college students in 50 cultures identified an adult or college-age man or woman whom they knew well and rated the 11, 985 targets using the third-person version of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory. Factor analyses within cultures showed that the normative American self-report structure was clearly replicated in most cultures, and was recognizable in all. Sex differences replicated earlier self-report results, with the most pronounced differences in Western cultures. Cross-sectional age differences for three factors followed the pattern identified in self-reports, with moderate rates of change during college age and very slow changes after age 40. With a few exceptions, these data support the hypothesis that features of personality traits are common to all human groups.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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