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Personality Traits as Patterns of Meaning Assignment Tendencies
1Tel-Aviv University.
Journal of Personality
|March 21, 2017
Summary
This study redefines personality traits as meaning assignment tendencies using the Kreitler Meaning System. The research validates this new conception by analyzing the meaning profile of extraversion.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Personality Psychology
- Meaning Systems
Background:
- The Kreitler Meaning System provides constructs like referent, meaning value, and meaning unit.
- An individual's meaning profile is determined by their unique set of meaning variables.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce a novel conception of personality traits grounded in the Kreitler Meaning System.
- To define personality traits as patterns of meaning assignment tendencies.
Main Methods:
- Introduction of the Kreitler Meaning System and its constructs.
- Analysis of correlation coefficients between extraversion scales and meaning profiles.
- Assessment of meaning profiles using the Test of Meanings.
Main Results:
- The study defines the meaning profile of extraversion.
- Validation of the extraversion meaning profile against existing information.
- Demonstration of personality traits as meaning assignment tendencies.
Conclusions:
- The new conception offers insights into trait structure, nature, and dynamics.
- Potential applications include trait comparison, validation, assessment, and intervention.
- The framework can be applied to attitudes, emotions, cognition, and psychopathology.
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