A Five-Factor Theory Perspective

Allïk, Jüri; McCrae, Robert R.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-0763-5_15

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“…The Five Factor Theory (McCrae & Costa, 1996, 1999 was proposed in order to explain an extraordinary stability of personality traits in time (McCrae & Costa, 2003), a powerful effect of genes and vanishingly small effect of the shared environment on personality traits (Plomin & Caspi, 1999), and their transcendence across boundaries of culture (Allik & McCrae, 2002). Based on cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, Costa and McCrae (2002) proposed that on the background of a general temporal stability of personality traits, there are still specific age curves for each personality trait.…”

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Global Self-Esteem Across the Life Span: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Between Representative and Self-Selected Internet Samples

Pullmann

Allik

Realo

2009

Experimental Aging Research

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The cross-sectional trajectory of global self-esteem across the life span was examined administering the Rosenberg and Single-Item Self-Esteem scales to Estonians (N = 29,463) who were either randomly selected from the National Census to represent the population or self-recruited through the Internet. The results (a) challenge the recent conclusion of a universal age trajectory of self-esteem, (b) demonstrate that self-recruited Internet data collection method is biased compared to random sampling, and (c) present that different self-esteem items have dissimilar trajectories. A variance component analysis confirmed that age differences in self-esteem are relatively small compared to interindividual differences and measurement error.

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Global Self-Esteem Across the Life Span: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Between Representative and Self-Selected Internet Samples

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Allik

Realo

2009

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“…Without such a guide, any theory seems possible” (p. 109). Indeed, it was observed that dogmas help personality research to be guided from indiscrimination toward even mutually exclusive explanations (e.g., Allik & McCrae, ). One of the dogmas, which has successfully guided personality research, is about the exceptional complexity of structure that personality psychologists seek to understand.…”

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The Almost Unbearable Lightness of Personality

Allik

2017

Journal of Personality

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Researchers seem to believe that accepting the reality of personality traits inevitably leads to a dogma about the incredible complexity of these traits and their judgment. This article challenges this thesis and its assertion that the accuracy of personality judgment can only be achieved when a "good target" or a "good trait" is being judged using "good information," and when a "good judge" makes the judgment. It is argued that because trait dimensions are universally applicable to all persons, there is no stable ranking of good targets. The independence of major personality dimensions is incompatible with the distinction between good and bad traits. There seems to be no privileged source of information because information is everywhere, and its retrieval requires unsophisticated skills. Because of the simplicity of the task, it is usually impossible to determine who a good judge is. A new thesis of simplicity is proposed as a guide through equally plausible personality theories.

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“…Country differences may also reflect differences in the frequency of trait‐related alleles in different populations. Countries exist in different geographic locations, and differences in trait‐related genes may occur because of ancestral migration, genetic drift, or even natural selection (Allik & McCrae, 2002). Finally, some combination of these factors may explain the differences.…”

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The Role of Dispositional Traits in Accounting for Country and Ethnic Group Differences on Adjustment

Matsumoto

Nakagawa

Estrada

2008

Journal of Personality

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Country and ethnic group differences on adjustment have been demonstrated numerous times, and the source of these differences has been typically interpreted as cultural. We report two studies in which country (Study 1) and ethnic group (Study 2) differences on depression, anxiety, optimism versus pessimism, well-being, and self-esteem are mediated by dispositional traits. These findings provide an alternative explanation for previously reported country and ethnic group differences on these variables and encourage researchers to consider multiple sources, including traits, in their models and studies.

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A Five-Factor Theory Perspective

Cited by 118 publications

References 55 publications

Global Self-Esteem Across the Life Span: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Between Representative and Self-Selected Internet Samples

Global Self-Esteem Across the Life Span: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Between Representative and Self-Selected Internet Samples

The Almost Unbearable Lightness of Personality

The Role of Dispositional Traits in Accounting for Country and Ethnic Group Differences on Adjustment

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