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The Relationship Between the Big Five Personality Model and Innovation Behavior: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis
Haidong Zhu1, Feihang Jia1, Yingxi Zhang1
1Psychological Application Research Center, Normal College, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|September 27, 2025
Summary
Personality traits significantly influence innovation behavior. Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness positively correlate with innovation, while neuroticism shows a negative association. Sample type and measurement tools can moderate openness effects.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Organizational Behavior
- Innovation Studies
Background:
- Innovation is crucial for individual, social, and economic advancement.
- Innovation behavior spans idea generation to implementation.
- Understanding the link between personality and innovation is key.
Purpose of the Study:
- To meta-analytically examine the relationship between personality traits and innovation behavior.
- To identify potential moderating factors influencing this relationship.
Main Methods:
- Systematic literature search in English and Chinese.
- Meta-analysis of 91 studies (399 correlations, N=32,786).
- Utilized the metafor package for analysis.
Main Results:
- Big Five traits (agreeableness, extraversion, openness, conscientiousness) positively correlated with innovation behavior.
- Neuroticism showed a weak negative correlation.
- Sample type and personality measurement influenced the openness-innovation link.
Conclusions:
- Core personality traits are strongly linked to innovation behavior.
- Openness, in particular, is a significant predictor.
- Moderator analyses highlight the importance of context (e.g., student vs. employee).
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