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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
Gender Stereotypes of Personality: Universal and Accurate?
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Volume 45, No. 5, Year 2014
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Numerous studies have documented subtle but consistent sex differences in self-reports and observer-ratings of five-factor personality traits, and such effects were found to show well-defined developmental trajectories and remarkable similarity across nations. In contrast, very little is known about perceived gender differences in five-factor traits in spite of their potential implications for gender biases at the interpersonal and societal level. In particular, it is not clear how perceived gender differences in five-factor personality vary across age groups and national contexts and to what extent they accurately reflect assessed sex differences in personality. To address these questions, we analyzed responses from 3,323 individuals across 26 nations (mean age = 22.3 years, 31% male) who were asked to rate the five-factor personality traits of typical men or women in three age groups (adolescent, adult, and older adult) in their respective nations. Raters perceived women as slightly higher in openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness as well as some aspects of extraversion and neuroticism. Perceived gender differences were fairly consistent across nations and target age groups and mapped closely onto assessed sex differences in self- and observer-rated personality. Associations between the average size of perceived gender differences and national variations in sociodemographic characteristics, value systems, or gender equality did not reach statistical significance. Findings contribute to our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of gender stereotypes of personality and suggest that perceptions of actual sex differences may play a more important role than culturally based gender roles and socialization processes. © The Author(s) 2014.
Authors & Co-Authors
Löckenhoff, Corinna E.
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
Chan, Wayne
United States, Camden
Rutgers University–camden
McCrae, Robert R.
Unknown Affiliation
de Fruyt, Filip K.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Jussim, Lee
United States, New Brunswick
Rutgers University–new Brunswick
De Bolle, Marleen
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Costa, Paul T.
United States, Durham
Duke University
Sutin, Angelina R.
United States, Tallahassee
Florida State University
Realo, Anu
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
Allïk, Jüri
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
Nakazato, Katsuharu
Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo University and Graduate School of Social Welfare
Shimonaka, Yoshiko
Japan, Fujimino
Bunkyo Gakuin University
Hřebíĉková, Martina
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Graf, Sylvie
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
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
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
United States, Amherst
Hampshire College
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 for Social Research, Zagreb
Halberstadt, Jamin
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Yamaguchi, Mami
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Knežević, Goran
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
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Wang, Lei
China, Beijing
Peking University
Shakespeare-Finch, Jane
Australia, Brisbane
Queensland University of Technology
Lima, Margarida P.
Portugal, Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra
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, Tallahassee
Florida State University
Statistics
Citations: 121
Authors: 51
Affiliations: 40
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0022022113520075
ISSN:
00220221
e-ISSN:
15525422
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