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Personality and performance: moving beyond the Big 5.

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¹Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, LL57 2PZ, UK.

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This review explores personality traits beyond the Big 5, like narcissism and alexithymia, and their impact on performance. It highlights the importance of considering individual differences and environmental interactions for a comprehensive understanding of performance.

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Psychology
Organizational Behavior
Human Performance

Background:

Existing research on personality and performance primarily focuses on the Big 5 traits.
There's a tendency to overlook other relevant personality variables and person-environment interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the literature on personality and performance, extending beyond the Big 5.
To investigate the roles of narcissism and alexithymia in relation to performance.
To advocate for an interactionist perspective in personality-performance research.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies examining personality traits and their impact on performance.
Analysis of research focusing on narcissism and alexithymia in performance contexts.
Synthesis of findings to support an interactionist approach.

Main Results:

Narcissism and alexithymia show significant potential in explaining performance variations.
The relationship between personality and performance is complex and influenced by situational factors.
Main effects models are insufficient; interactionist perspectives are more explanatory.

Conclusions:

Narcissism and alexithymia are important, understudied predictors of performance.
Future research should adopt an interactionist framework to better understand personality-performance links.
Increased attention to a broader range of personality variables is needed in performance research.