Personality and Character: A Comparative Qualitative Analysis of Trait Descriptions in NEO-PI-3 and Character Strengths and Virtues

Aluri, James; Li, Kevin C.

doi:10.1007/s10902-022-00535-0

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“…While our investigation focused on the empirical relationships between personality and character, a recent study supported our findings from a conceptual and content-analysis perspective (Aluri & Li, 2022). Future research could adopt an interdisciplinary approach for a broader examination of the association between personality and character.…”

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Two of a Kind or Distant Relatives?

Ruch

Vylobkova

Heintz

2023

Journal of Individual Differences

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Allport’s distinction of personality devaluated (personality) and personality evaluated (character) raised the question of whether the character is redundant with personality, which still remains open today. The present study hence compares the Five-Factor Model of personality and the VIA-classification (Values in Action) of character strengths across two methods (self- and peer-reports) and two levels of abstraction (domains/factors and scales/facets). A sample of 152 participants and 152 peer-raters completed the NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised and the VIA Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS). Personality and character assessed with these inventories were found to strongly overlap, yet the different operationalizations were rarely redundant (except for three personality facets). Multitrait-multimethod analyses mostly supported the convergent and discriminant validity of personality and character. Interpersonal strengths (e.g., teamwork) and abstract character factors lacked discriminant validity to personality facets. The present investigation contributes to a better understanding of the interplay between personality and character and provides an impetus for future research on the “virtue gap” between devaluated and evaluated personality traits.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%