In the current climate of migration and globalization, personality characteristics of individuals from different countries have received a growing interest. Previous research has established reliable differences in personality traits across countries. The present study extends this research by examining 30 personality traits in 22 countries, based on an online survey in English with large natio...

Personality is at the forefront of current behavioral ecological research. Most research concerns boldness, aggressiveness, activity, exploratory tendency, and sociability. However, many species may exhibit consistent variation in other traits, which the current research problematically misses. Exclusive adherence to the five traits ignores the possibility that other traits may be more conseque...

Two issues pertinent to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) proposal for personality pathology, the recovery of DSM-IV personality disorders (PDs) by proposed DSM-5 traits and the validity of the proposed DSM-5 hybrid model, which incorporates both personality pathology symptoms and maladaptive traits, were evaluated in a large undergraduate sample (N = 80...

the objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the personality traits associated with the rate of anxiety. this study was causal-comparative design. study population included all students of imam khomeini international university during the academic year 2012-2013. the study sample consisted of 360 students who were selected by convenience sampling method. data were colle...

The ability of personality traits to predict important life outcomes has traditionally been questioned because of the putative small effects of personality. In this article, we compare the predictive validity of personality traits with that of socioeconomic status (SES) and cognitive ability to test the relative contribution of personality traits to predictions of three critical outcomes: morta...

The present study examined the genetic and environmental etiology underlying the Big Five personality traits and perceived stress, concurrently and longitudinally. In study 1, we used the twin sample from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health IV) data. The results indicated that about 70% of the association between the Big Five personality traits and perceive...

Background: Although much research on patients with epilepsy (PWE) has focused on psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and psychotic disorders, the relationship between epilepsy and personality disorders has not been frequently studied. Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate borderline personality traits in PWE. Materials & Methods: In this case-control study, we evaluated 21...

personality research has approached a salient consensus step due to widespread use of individual differences, converging on five big model factors with marketing concept. this paper clarifies a market mavenism psychology concept and relates market mavens with big five factor model. market mavens are consumer which have tendency to become especially involved in the marketplace. the purpose of th...