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Toward an Index of Adaptive Personality Regulation.

Paul Irwing¹, Clare Cook², David J Hughes¹

¹The University of Manchester, UK.

Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin

|June 19, 2023

Summary

This study introduces the Adaptive Personality Regulation (APR) index to measure how well individuals match their personality expression to situational demands. The APR index shows promise as a tool for understanding adaptive personality regulation and predicting performance.

Keywords:

Big 5 personality states personality variability self-regulation situations whole trait theory

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Personality Science
Social Psychology

Background:

The adaptiveness of aligning personality expression with situational demands is widely assumed.
Existing measures often fall short in capturing this phenomenon effectively.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and validate a novel measurement approach, the Adaptive Personality Regulation (APR) index.
To assess the utility of the APR index in quantifying the success of matching personality expression to situational demands.

Main Methods:

Developed and tested the APR index, a real-time behavioral assessment.
Conducted an experimental study (N=88) and an observational study of comedians (N=203).

Main Results:

The APR index demonstrated robust psychometric properties in both studies.
It was statistically distinct from existing measures like mean-level personality and self-monitoring.
The APR index incrementally predicted task and job performance.

Conclusions:

The APR index serves as a valuable metric for studying adaptive personality regulation.
This new measure offers a unique perspective on the dynamic interplay between personality and situations.