For persuasive strategies to be effective, research has shown, there is need for personalization. However, little has been done in persuasive technology research to investigate the influence of personality on persuasive strategies. In this paper, using a sample of 216 Canadians, we model the influence of the Big Five personality traits on Cialdini’s six persuasive principles. Our results reveal...

Título: Las relaciones entre los rasgos de personalidad Big Five y la vitalidad subjetiva. Resumen: El presente estudio examina la relación entre los rasgos de personalidad Big Five y la vitalidad subjetiva. Los participantes fueron 307 estudiantes universitarios [180 (59%) mujeres, 127 (41%), Medad = 21.24 años, SD = 1.21], que completaron el grupo de cuestionarios Adjective Bases Personality ...

This research examined the personality of owners of personal Web sites based on self-reports, visitors' ratings, and the content of the Web sites. The authors compared a large sample of Web site owners with population-wide samples on the Big Five dimensions of personality. Controlling for demographic differences, the average Web site owner reported being slightly less extraverted and more open ...

The aim of this paper is to present an experimental investigation conducted to assess the impact of personality factors on the formation of Spatial Presence. Four different media -linear text, hypertext, film and virtual environmentand eight different experimental manipulations were applied. Spatial Presence was measured using the MEC-SPQ questionnaire. Personality was measured using the NEO-FF...

BACKGROUND This study examines: (1) the prevalence of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) among Dutch and Belgian adolescents, (2) the associations between Big Five personality traits and NSSI engagement/versatility (i.e., number of NSSI methods), and (3) whether these associations are mediated by perceived stress and coping. METHODS A total of 946 Flemish (46%) and Dutch (54%) non-institutionali...

The current study focuses on the emergence of friendship networks among just-acquainted individuals, investigating the effects of Big Five personality traits on friendship selection processes. Sociometric nominations and self-ratings on personality traits were gathered from 205 late adolescents (mean age=19 years) at 5 time points during the first year of university. SIENA, a novel multilevel s...

The main purpose of this study is to assess the factor structure and the measurement invariance of the Mini-International Personality Item Pool (Mini-IPIP; Donnellan, Oswald, Baird, & Lucas, 2006). The Mini-IPIP is a brief instrument evaluating personality traits according to the Big Five models. Two samples were collected comprising nearly 800 participants. Confirmatory factor analyzes reveale...

Personality trait identification is of paramount importance. Personality Traits are stable over time. Individual’s behavior naturally varies somewhat from occasion to occasion but there is a core of consistency which defines the true nature. Traits directly influence behavior. There are several methods for identifying traits. We provide an overview of this body of literature drawing out ample a...