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Personality and value orientations in early adolescence.
The British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
|June 1, 1975
Summary
This study links personality traits like Psychoticism, Extraversion, and Neuroticism in 13-year-olds to specific values. Findings suggest integrating personality psychology and value sociology for a deeper understanding of adolescent life orientations.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Adolescent Development
Background:
- Adolescent personality development is complex.
- Understanding the link between personality traits and value systems is crucial for developmental psychology.
- Previous research has not fully integrated personality psychology and sociology of values in adolescents.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the relationships between personality traits (Psychoticism, Extraversion, Neuroticism, Lie scores) and value orientations in 13-year-old pupils.
- To explore the potential for integrating personality psychology and the sociology of values.
- To suggest basic 'life orientations' based on observed relationships.
Main Methods:
- Administered Psychoticism, Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Lie scales to 674 13-year-old comprehensive school pupils.
- Analyzed the correlation between personality scores and six value orientations: Family Loyalty, Intolerance, Complacency, Passivity, Cynicism, and Educational Primacy.
Main Results:
- Specific relationships were found between personality dimensions and the six value orientations.
- The identified relationships suggest a framework for further systematic investigation.
- Evidence supports the existence of distinct adolescent value orientations linked to personality.
Conclusions:
- The study highlights specific links between adolescent personality traits and value systems.
- Findings support the integration of personality psychology and sociology of values.
- Three fundamental 'life orientations' (Asocial, Unsocial, Hypersocial) are proposed based on the data.