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¹The University of Manchester, UK.

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Professional comedians exhibit distinct personality traits and superior adaptability. They better regulate their personality expression to match situational demands compared to amateurs, showcasing enhanced behavioral flexibility in their performances.

Keywords:

comedians invariance organizational behavior personality whole trait theory

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Personality Science
Performance Studies

Background:

Understanding personality traits and their situational expression is crucial.
The Big Five personality traits are widely accepted frameworks for personality assessment.
Individual differences in personality regulation are key to social and professional success.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the Big Five personality traits of professional and amateur stand-up comedians with large norm samples.
To examine the situational expression and regulation of personality facets in comedians during performances.
To investigate if professional comedians exhibit enhanced personality adaptability compared to amateurs.

Main Methods:

The Big Five personality traits of 77 professional and 125 amateur comedians were assessed.
Comedian performances were observed to compare on-stage personas with situational requirements.
Data were compared against large matched norm samples (N > 100,000).

Main Results:

Comedians (both professional and amateur) displayed higher openness-to-experience and extraversion, and lower conscientiousness than norm samples.
Professional comedians showed higher neuroticism than norm samples.
Professionals demonstrated superior ability to regulate their personality expression to meet situational demands compared to amateurs.

Conclusions:

Stand-up comedians, particularly professionals, possess distinct personality profiles.
Professional comedians exhibit enhanced adaptability and personality regulation skills, aligning their on-stage persona with situational requirements.
These findings support theories of personality regulation and highlight the importance of adaptability in performance contexts.