What do cross-national comparisons of personality traits tell us? The case of conscientiousness.
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Much research contrasts self-reported personality traits across cultures. We submit that this enterprise is weakened by significant methodological problems (in particular, the reference-group effect) that undermine the validity of national averages of personality scores. In this study, behavioral and demographic predictors of conscientiousness were correlated with different cross-national measures of conscientiousness based on self-reports, peer reports, and perceptions of national character. The predictors correlated strongly with perceptions of national character, but not with self-reports and peer reports. Country-level self- and peer-report measures of conscientiousness failed as markers of between-nation differences in personality.
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Much research contrasts self-reported personality traits across cultures. We submit that this enterprise is weakened by significant methodological problems, particularly the reference-group effect, undermining the validity of average country scores of personality traits. Behavioral and demographic predictors of conscientiousness were correlated with different cross-national measures of conscien...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Psychological science
دوره 19 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008