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Social consequences of experiential openness

R R McCrae1

  • 1Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA. jeffm@mvx.grc.nia.nih.gov

Psychological Bulletin
|November 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Openness to Experience, a key personality trait, significantly influences cultural innovation, political views, and social interactions. Understanding this trait offers valuable insights across various social sciences.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Political Science

Background:

  • Openness to Experience is a major personality factor.
  • It's typically viewed as an internal psychological dimension.
  • However, it profoundly impacts social interactions through value systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the impact of Openness versus Closedness.
  • To explore effects on cultural innovation, political ideology, social attitudes, marital choice, and interpersonal relations.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and synthesis of existing research on Openness to Experience.
  • Analysis of how this personality construct relates to various social phenomena.

Main Results:

  • Openness significantly affects cultural innovation and political ideology.
  • It also influences social attitudes, marital choices, and interpersonal dynamics.
  • The review highlights the broad societal implications of this personality trait.

Conclusions:

  • The construct of Openness to Experience has far-reaching effects beyond individual psychology.
  • Incorporating Openness measures into social science research can yield significant insights.
  • This trait is relevant for psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, and historians.

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