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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
The inaccuracy of national character stereotypes
Journal of Research in Personality, Volume 47, No. 6, Year 2013
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Description
Consensual stereotypes of some groups are relatively accurate, whereas others are not. Previous work suggesting that national character stereotypes are inaccurate has been criticized on several grounds. In this article we (a) provide arguments for the validity of assessed national mean trait levels as criteria for evaluating stereotype accuracy and (b) report new data on national character in 26 cultures from descriptions (N= 3323) of the typical male or female adolescent, adult, or old person in each. The average ratings were internally consistent and converged with independent stereotypes of the typical culture member, but were weakly related to objective assessments of personality. We argue that this conclusion is consistent with the broader literature on the inaccuracy of national character stereotypes. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
McCrae, Robert R.
United States, Baltimore
Not Available
Chan, Wayne
United States, Baltimore
National Institute on Aging
Jussim, Lee
United States, New Brunswick
Rutgers University–new Brunswick
de Fruyt, Filip K.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Löckenhoff, Corinna E.
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
De Bolle, Marleen
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Costa, Paul T.
United States, Baltimore
National Institute on Aging
Hřebíĉková, Martina
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Graf, Sylvie
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Realo, Anu
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
Allïk, Jüri
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
Estonia, Tallinn
Academia Scientiarum Estoniae
Nakazato, Katsuharu
Japan, Iwate District
Iwate Prefectural University
Shimonaka, Yoshiko
Japan, Fujimino
Bunkyo Gakuin University
Yik, Michelle
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ficková, Emília
Slovakia, Bratislava
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Brunner-Sciarra, Marina
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Reátigui, Norma
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Leibovich de Figueora, Nora
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Schmidt, Vanina
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Ahn, Chang kyu
South Korea, Busan
Pusan National University
Ahn, Hyun nie
South Korea, Seoul
Ewha Womans University
Aguilar-Vafaie, Maria E.
Iran, Tehran
Tarbiat Modares University
Siuta, Jerzy
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Szmigielska, Barbara
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Cain, Thomas R.
United States, Amherst
Hampshire College
Crawford, Jarret T.
United States, Ewing
The College of new Jersey
Mastor, Khairul A.
Malaysia, Bangi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Rolland, Jean Pierre
France, Nanterre
Université Paris Nanterre
Nansubuga, Florence
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Miramontez, Daniel R.
United States, San Diego
San Diego Community College District
Benet-Martinez, Veronica
Spain, Barcelona
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona
Rossier, Jérôme
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Bratko, Denis
Croatia, Zagreb
University of Zagreb
Marušić, Iris
Croatia, Zagreb
Institute Applied Social Research
Halberstadt, Jamin
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Yamaguchi, Mami
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Knežević, Goran
Serbia, Belgrade
University of Belgrade
Purić, Danka
Serbia, Belgrade
University of Belgrade
Martin, Thomas A.
United States, Selinsgrove
Susquehanna University
Gheorghiu, Mirona A.
United Kingdom, Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
Smith, Peter Bevington
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Barbaranelli, Claudio
Italy, Rome
Faculty of Medicine and Psychology
Wang, Lei
China, Beijing
Peking University
Shakespeare-Finch, Jane
Australia, Brisbane
Queensland University of Technology
Lima, Margarida P.
Portugal, Coimbra
Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação
Klinkosz, Waldemar
Poland, Lublin
Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła Ii
Sekowski, Andrzej
Poland, Lublin
Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła Ii
Alcalay, Lidia
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Simonetti, Franco
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Avdeyeva, Tatyana V.
United States, Saint Paul
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota
Pramila, V. S.
Unknown Affiliation
Terracciano, Antonio
United States, Baltimore
National Institute on Aging
United States, Tallahassee
Florida State University College of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 80
Authors: 52
Affiliations: 41
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jrp.2013.08.006
ISSN:
00926566
e-ISSN:
10957251
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