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Regional personality differences in Great Britain.

Peter J Rentfrow¹, Markus Jokela², Michael E Lamb¹

¹Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge United Kingdom.

|March 25, 2015

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Geographical personality differences in Great Britain show distinct regional clusters. These personality patterns are linked to significant political, economic, social, and health outcomes, mirroring prior international research.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Human Geography
Sociology

Background:

Geographical distributions of personality traits are uneven.
These distributions correlate with political, economic, social, and health outcomes.
Previous research primarily focused on the United States and international levels.

Purpose of the Study:

To replicate and extend previous work on personality geography.
To examine regional personality differences within Great Britain.
To investigate associations between personality traits and macro-level outcomes in British regions.

Main Methods:

Analysis of the Big Five Personality traits.
Mapping personality distributions across 380 Local Authority Districts in Great Britain.
Utilizing a large sample of nearly 400,000 British residents.

Main Results:

Identification of distinct geographical clusters of personality traits.
Neighboring regions exhibited similar personality characteristics.
Robust associations found between regional personality and macro-level outcome variables.

Conclusions:

Personality traits exhibit significant geographical variation within Great Britain.
These regional variations are demonstrably linked to societal outcomes.
Findings align with and support previous international research on personality geography.