Very cool paper here for personality psychology.
Big Five traits grouped into personality "types." 🧵
Big Five traits grouped into personality "types." 🧵
When we think about personality in and intuitive way, we often think about "personality types" don't we?
But the existence of personality type constructs in psychology is actually kind of controversial.
And identifying what those types might be has been elusive.
But the existence of personality type constructs in psychology is actually kind of controversial.
And identifying what those types might be has been elusive.
"Our analysis strongly supports the hypothesis that the existence of an abnormally high density of individuals around these four cluster centres indicates the existence of robust personality
types."
types."
"The ‘role model’ type -
socially desirable traits -characterized by low scores in neuroticism and high scores in all other traits."
socially desirable traits -characterized by low scores in neuroticism and high scores in all other traits."
"Other clusters are characterized by traits
that are less socially desirable.
One of the clusters is marked by low
scores on openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness, whereas
the other cluster shows low scores on neuroticism and openness."
that are less socially desirable.
One of the clusters is marked by low
scores on openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness, whereas
the other cluster shows low scores on neuroticism and openness."
"For the ‘role model’ type, respondents
younger than 21 years of age are slightly underrepresented, whereas
respondents older than 40 years of age are strongly overrepresented."
"This dependence is even more pronounced for females than for
males."
younger than 21 years of age are slightly underrepresented, whereas
respondents older than 40 years of age are strongly overrepresented."
"This dependence is even more pronounced for females than for
males."
Men (in orange) overrepresented in the self-centered type. Mostly an effect of age as well, young people.
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