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Area of Science:

  • Cross-cultural psychology
  • Personality psychology
  • Globalization studies

Background:

  • Growing interest in personality differences across nations due to migration and globalization.
  • Previous research indicates reliable, yet often unspecified, personality trait variations between countries.
  • The Five Factor Model (FFM) provides a robust framework for personality assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine 30 personality traits across 22 countries using a large-scale online survey.
  • To test the hypothesis that personality trait differences between countries are minimal (Similarities Hypothesis).
  • To investigate cross-country similarities in personality structure and sex differences.

Main Methods:

  • Online survey in English with 130,602 participants from 22 countries.
  • Utilized the comprehensive, open-source IPIP-NEO-120 instrument for measuring the Five Factor Model (FFM) traits.
  • Analyzed personality structure model fits, within-country sex differences, and the overall contribution of country to personality variation.

Main Results:

  • Model fits for the five personality trait structures demonstrated similarities across all 22 countries.
  • Within-country sex differences in personality traits exhibited consistent patterns across diverse national samples.
  • National origin accounted for less than 2% of the total variance in individual personality traits, indicating minimal country-level effects.

Conclusions:

  • The findings strongly support the cross-country personality Similarities Hypothesis.
  • Individual personality is more influenced by factors other than national origin.
  • A parsimonious explanation for observed personality data is a fundamental similarity of personality structures and variations across cultures.