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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
Stereotypes of age differences in personality traits: Universal and accurate?
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Volume 103, No. 6, Year 2012
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Description
Age trajectories for personality traits are known to be similar across cultures. To address whether stereotypes of age groups reflect these age-related changes in personality, we asked participants in 26 countries (N = 3,323) to rate typical adolescents, adults, and old persons in their own country. Raters across nations tended to share similar beliefs about different age groups; adolescents were seen as impulsive, rebellious, undisciplined, preferring excitement and novelty, whereas old people were consistently considered lower on impulsivity, activity, antagonism, and Openness. These consensual age group stereotypes correlated strongly with published age differences on the five major dimensions of personality and most of 30 specific traits, using as criteria of accuracy both self-reports and observer ratings, different survey methodologies, and data from up to 50 nations. However, personal stereotypes were considerably less accurate, and consensual stereotypes tended to exaggerate differences across age groups. © 2012 American Psychological Association.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chan, Wayne
United States, Bethesda
National Institute on Aging Nia
McCrae, Robert R.
United States, Bethesda
National Institute on Aging Nia
de Fruyt, Filip K.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Jussim, Lee
United States, Piscataway
Department of Psychology
Löckenhoff, Corinna E.
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
De Bolle, Marleen
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Costa, Paul T.
United States, Bethesda
National Institute on Aging Nia
Sutin, Angelina R.
United States, Bethesda
National Institute on Aging Nia
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
Hřebíĉková, Martina
Czech Republic, Brno
Institute of Psychology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Graf, Sylvie
Czech Republic, Brno
Institute of Psychology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Yik, Michelle
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Brunner-Sciarra, Marina
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
de Figueora, Nora Leibovich
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 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
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.
India, Visakhapatnam
Andhra University
Terracciano, Antonio
United States, Bethesda
National Institute on Aging Nia
Statistics
Citations: 101
Authors: 50
Affiliations: 39
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1037/a0029712
ISSN:
00223514
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative