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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
The geographic distribution of Big Five personality traits: Patterns and profiles of human self-description across 56 nations
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Volume 38, No. 2, Year 2007
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Description
The Big Five Inventory (BFI) is a self-report measure designed to assess the high-order personality traits of Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness. As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, the BFI was translated from English into 28 languages and administered to 17,837 individuals from 56 nations. The resulting cross-cultural data set was used to address three main questions: Does the factor structure of the English BFI fully replicate across cultures? How valid are the BFI trait profiles of individual nations? And how are personality traits distributed throughout the world? The five-dimensional structure was robust across major regions of the world. Trait levels were related in predictable ways to self-esteem, sociosexuality, and national personality profiles. People from the geographic regions of South America and East Asia were significantly different in openness from those inhabiting other world regions. The discussion focuses on limitations of the current data set and important directions for future research. © 2007 Sage Publications.
Authors & Co-Authors
Schmitt, David P.
United States, Peoria
Bradley University
Allïk, Jüri
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
McCrae, Robert R.
United States, Portland
National Institute of Aging
Benet-Martinez, Veronica
United States, Richmond
University of California
Alcalay, Lidia
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Ault, Lara
United States, Louisville
University of Louisville
Austers, Ivars
Latvia, Riga
Latvijas Universitāte
Bennett, Kevin L.
United States, Monaca
Penn State Beaver
Bianchi, Gabriel
Slovakia, Bratislava
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Boholst, Fredric
Philippines, Cebu
University of San Carlos
Borg Cunen, Mary Ann
Malta, Msida
L-università Ta' Malta
Braeckman, Johan
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Brainerd, Edwin G.
United States, Clemson
Clemson University
Caral, Leo Gerard A.
Philippines, Cebu
University of San Carlos
Caron, Gabrielle
Canada, Quebec
Université Laval
Martina Casullo, Maria
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Cunningham, Michael
United States, Louisville
University of Louisville
Daibo, Ikuo
Japan, Suita
Osaka University
de Backer, Charlotte J.S.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
De Souza, Eros
United States, Chicago
Illinois State University
Diaz-Loving, Rolando
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Diniz, Gláucia
Brazil, Brasilia
Universidade de Brasília
Durkin, Kevin
Australia, Perth
The University of Western Australia
Echegaray, Marcela
Peru, Lima
Universidad de Lima
Eremsoy, Ekin
Turkey, Bebek
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi
Euler, Harald A.
Germany, Kassel
Universität Kassel
Falzon, Ruth
Malta, Msida
L-università Ta' Malta
Fisher, Maryanne L.
Canada, Toronto
York University
Foley, Dolores
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Fry, Douglas P.
Finland, Turku
Åbo Akademi University
Fry, Sirspa
Finland, Turku
Åbo Akademi University
Arif Ghayur, M.
Morocco, Ifrane
Al Akhawayn University
Golden, Debra L.
United States, Honolulu
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Grammer, Karl
Austria, Vienna
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute
Grimaldi, Liria
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Halberstadt, Jamin
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Haque, Shamsul
Bangladesh, Dhaka
University of Dhaka
Herrera, Dora
Peru, Lima
Universidad de Lima
Hertel, Janine
Germany, Chemnitz
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Hoffmann, Heather
United States, Galesburg
Knox College
Hooper, Danica
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Hradilekova, Zuzana
Slovakia, Bratislava
Univerzita Komenského V Bratislave
Hudek-Kene-evi, Jasna
Croatia, Rijeka
University of Rijeka
Jaafar, Jas Laile Suzana Binti
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Malaya
Jankauskaite, Margarita
Lithuania, Vilnius
Vilniaus Universitetas
Kabangu-Stahel, Heidi
Democratic Republic Congo
Centre D'enseignement Les Gazelles
Kardum, Igor
Croatia, Rijeka
University of Rijeka
Khoury, Brigitte A.
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Kwon, Hayrran
South Korea, Gwangju
Gwangju Health College
Laidra, Kaia
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Laireiter, Anton Rupert
Austria, Salzburg
Universität Salzburg
Lakerveld, Dustin
Netherlands, Utrecht
Universiteit Utrecht
Lampert, Ada
Israel
Ruppin Institute
Lauri, Mary Anne
Malta, Msida
L-università Ta' Malta
Lavallée, Marguerite
Canada, Quebec
Université Laval
Lee, Suk Jae
South Korea, Seoul
National Information Society Agency, Korea
Chung Leung, Luk
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong
Locke, Kenneth D.
United States, Moscow
University of Idaho
Locke, Vance
Australia, Perth
The University of Western Australia
Luksik, Ivan
Slovakia, Bratislava
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Magaisa, Ishmael
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Marcinkeviciene, Dalia
Lithuania, Vilnius
Vilniaus Universitetas
Mata, André
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Mata, Rui
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
McCarthy, Barry
United Kingdom, Preston
University of Central Lancashire
Mills, Michael E.
United States, Los Angeles
Loyola Marymount University
Mkhize, Nhlanhla J.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Moreira, João
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Moreira, Sérgio
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Moya, Miguel C.
Spain, Granada
Universidad de Granada
Munyae, Margaret
Botswana, Gaborone
University of Botswana
Noller, Patricia
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Opre, Adrian Nicolae
Romania, Cluj Napoca
Universitatea Babeș-bolyai
Panayiotou, Alexia
Cyprus, Nicosia
University of Cyprus
Petrovic, Nebojsa
Serbia, Belgrade
University of Belgrade
Poels, Karolien
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Popper, Miroslav
Slovakia, Bratislava
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Poulimenou, Maria
Netherlands, Amstelveen
Kpmg International
P'yatokh, Volodymyr
Ukraine
Volyn Regional Hospital
Raymond, Michel
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Reips, Ulf Dietrich
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Reneau, Susan E.
United States, Montgomery
University of Alabama
Rivera-Aragon, Sofia
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Rowatt, Wade C.
United States, Waco
Baylor University
Ruch, Willibald F.
United Kingdom, Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
Rus, Velko S.
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Univerza V Ljubljani
Safir, Marilyn P.
Israel, Haifa
University of Haifa
Salas, Sonia
Chile, La Serena
Universidad de la Serena
Sambataro, Fabio
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Sandnabba, Kenneth N.
Finland, Turku
Åbo Akademi University
Schulmeyer, Marion K.
Bolivia, Santa Cruz
Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Schütz, Astrid
Germany, Chemnitz
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Scrimali, Tullio
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Shackelford, Todd K.
United States, Boca Raton
Florida Atlantic University
Shaver, Phillip R.
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Sichona, Francis J.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
University of Dar es Salaam
Simonetti, Franco
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
Sineshaw, Tilahun
United States, Mahwah
Ramapo College of new Jersey
Speelman, Tom
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Spyrou, Spyros
Cyprus, Nicosia
Cyprus College
Statistics
Citations: 1,099
Authors: 100
Affiliations: 73
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0022022106297299
ISSN:
00220221
e-ISSN:
15525422
Research Areas
Sexual And Reproductive Health