Sex differences on the five personality factors in Spanish students
Maria Lameiras Fernández1, Yolanda Rodríguez Castro
1Faculty of Education, University of Vigo, Ourense, Spain. lameiras@uvigo.es
Abstract:
This study examined sex differences in the Big Five Personality factors in a sample of 255 Spanish university students (196 women and 59 men) whose mean age was 21.4 yr. (SD=3.91). They responded to the short Spanish version of the Big Five Personality scale. The goals of this study were first, to check the utility of this scale to evaluate personality traits in the Spanish university population, and, second, to check the sensitivity of this shorter scale in evaluating possible differences between sexes on these factors of personality. Analysis supported the published factorial structure, and significant differences were found between men and women on the factors of Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Conscientiousness.
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