Technical comment on Rolón, V., Geher, G., Link, J., and Mackiel, C. (2021). Personality correlates of COVID-19 infection proclivity: Extraversion kills. Personality and Individual Differences, 180, 110994

A personality measure of individual differences in sex-role stereotyping and sex discrimination was developed. The “Macho” scale fulfills satisfactory psychometric criteria of internal consistency and reliability, and the 28 items are controlled for social desirability. Personality correlates of macho include sex-role orientation among males, and authoritarianism, and the scale discriminates between criterion groups selected from different ethnic and educational subcultures. Research applications of the scale to experimental and correlational studies in personality, social psychology, and sociology are proposed.

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PERSONALITY CORRELATES OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN ELECTRODERMAL LABILITY

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.1995.23.1.93 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 93-104 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Maribel H. Cruz ◽

Randy J. Larsen

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Electrodermal Activity ◽

Broad Band ◽

Cognitive Correlates ◽

Personality Correlates ◽

Nervous System Activity ◽

Skin Conductance Responses ◽

Fluctuation Rate ◽

Specific Emotion ◽

The Subject

This study examined relationships between individual differences in the spontaneous fluctuation rate of electrodermal activity (EDA lability) and a battery of personality measures. In contrast to previous work, which emphasizes cognitive correlates of EDA lability, in this study a broad-band personality inventory and specific emotion-relevant personality dispositions were administered. A sample of 62 male and female undergraduates completed a battery of personality questionnaires and a laboratory session where spontaneous, nonspecific skin conductance responses were recorded while the subject was at rest in a sound attenuated and dimly lit room. The strongest personality correlate of resting EDA lability, consistent across sexes, was neuroticism (N), with a high N Ss exhibiting more spontaneous sympathetic nervous system activity than low N Ss. Beyond Neuroticism, other results reveal a different pattern of personality correlates of EDA lability in men and women. Discussion focuses on possible sources for this sex difference.

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Tendency to laugh is a stable trait: Findings from a round-robin conversation study

10.31234/osf.io/gk9z2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Adrienne Wood ◽

Emma Templeton ◽

Jessica Moran Morrel ◽

Frederick T. Schubert ◽

Thalia Wheatley

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Round Robin ◽

Behavioral Trait ◽

Personality Correlates ◽

The People ◽

Trait Level ◽

Same Gender ◽

Different Sources

Is the tendency to laugh a stable trait? What does the amount of laughter tell us about the personality and state of the producer, and how does their laughter influence the people around them? To answer these questions, we used a round-robin design where participants (N=66) engaged in 10 different conversations with 10 same-gender strangers. This design allowed us to determine state- and trait-level differences in how much people laugh and to isolate different sources of variability in the amount of laughter per conversation. More than half of the variability in the amount a person laughs is attributable to individual differences. This tendency to laugh negatively predicts conversation enjoyment. A smaller amount of variability in the amount people laugh is due to qualities of their conversation partners. Partners who tend to elicit others’ laughter are perceived as more relatable. We examined the personality correlates of laughter and found that less intellectual and less empathically-concerned participants (i.e., nonserious participants) produced and elicited more laughter. In summary, how much a person laughs is not a straightforward function of enjoyment. Instead, it is a behavioral trait associated with being perceived as relatable, supporting laughters’ proposed function of conveying harmless, nonserious intentions.

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