Personality Associations With WhatsApp Usage and Usage of Alternative Messaging Applications to Protect One’s Own Data

Author(s):  
Cornelia Sindermann ◽  
Bernd Lachmann ◽  
Jon D. Elhai ◽  
Christian Montag

Abstract. Data protection became an increasingly important topic in today’s digital society. With regard to messaging applications, WhatsApp especially has been at the center of discussion. Despite the existence of alternative messaging applications seemingly protecting one’s data more than WhatsApp does, individuals seem to rarely use these alternatives. The present study, therefore, investigated personality differences between individuals using WhatsApp versus alternative messaging applications which are deemed more protective of one’s data. A total of N = 7,874 individuals ( n = 3,992 men) participated in the present online survey. All of them provided information on whether they used WhatsApp and/or an alternative messaging application because WhatsApp was deemed to be non-data-protective. Additionally, they completed the Big Five Inventory. Most participants (69.27%) reported using WhatsApp but no alternative messaging application due to data protection concerns. This group showed the lowest scores on Openness. The group using neither WhatsApp nor another messaging application due to data protection concerns regarding WhatsApp showed the lowest scores on Extraversion. The highest scores on Agreeableness were found in the group using WhatsApp and at least one alternative messaging application due to WhatsApp-related data protection concerns. These results reveal initial insights into who is using seemingly data protective versus non-data-protective messaging applications. Personality may not be the only factor influencing the decisions about data protective messaging application use.

2020 ◽  
pp. 003329412095355
Author(s):  
Sylvain Laborde ◽  
Sebastian Gerlach ◽  
Robert Vaughan

After a decrease in its practice, the interest in hitchhiking is currently renewed. However, so far, very little is known about the personality characteristics of hitchhikers. Consequently, the aim of this study was to investigate the associations between hitchhiking and personality traits, with the Big Five and emotional competences. Five hundred and seventy-eight travellers (452 hitchhikers, Mage = 28.4 years old; and 126 non-hitchhikers, Mage = 27.7 years old) took part in the study. Participants completed an online survey including hitchhiking behaviour, the Big Five Inventory, and the Profile for Emotional Competences. After controlling for sociodemographic factors, hitchhiking was found to be positively associated with openness, and negatively associated with neuroticism. No associations were found with emotional competences. These findings improve our understanding of the personality characteristics associated with hitchhiking, however longitudinal studies are required to understand how hitchhiking is related to personality.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Andini Damayanti ◽  
Margaretha Margaretha

Witnessing IPV is traumatic. Trauma affect children’s attachment toward their parents. Earlier attachment affect adult attachment toward intimate partners. Personality is a interpersonal-related construct that predict variations of adult attachment. This study aims to measure the effect of childhood trauma and personality on adult attachment, whose participants are adults who witnessed IPV as child. This study also aims to prove whether personality can be a moderating variable between childhood trauma and adult attachment. There are 191 respondents aged 18-40, their responses obtained through online survey. The scales used are Traumatic Antecedent Questionnaire (TAQ), Big Five Inventory (BFI), State Adult Attachment Measure (SAAM) and Adult Disorganized Attachment (ADA). Data is analyzed with regression and interaction test. Effects of competency as protective factor against trauma on secure attachment is strengthened by conscientiousness and extraversion. Anxious attachment is predicted by agreeableness. Conscientiousness and openness to experience predict avoidant attachment. Last, history of sexual abuse predicts disorganized attachment.Menyaksikan KDRT adalah pengalaman yang traumatis bagi anak. Trauma tersebut dapat mempengaruhi kelekatan anak terhadap orangtua. Kelekatan sebelumnya akan mempengaruhi kelekatan dewasa, yaitu kelekatan terhadap pasangan. Kepribadian adalah konstruk yang berkaitan dengan relasi dan dapat memprediksi jenis kelekatan dewasa. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengukur pengaruh trauma masa kanak dan kepribadian terhadap kelekatan dewasa, dengan partisipan individu dewasa yang pernah menyaksikan KDRT. Penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk membuktikan apakah kepribadian mampu menjadi variabel moderator antara pengaruh trauma masa kanak terhadap kelekatan dewasa. Sebanyak 191 subjek berusia 18-40 tahun diambil datanya dengan survei daring. Skala yang digunakan antara lain Traumatic Antecedent Questionnaire (TAQ), Big Five Inventory (BFI), State Adult Attachment Measure (SAAM) dan Adult Disorganized Attachment (ADA). Teknik analisis menggunkan regresi dan uji interaksi. Hasilnya, pengaruh kompetensi sebagai faktor protektif trauma terhadap kelekatan aman diperkuat oleh extraversion dan conscientiousness. Kelekatan cemas diprediksi oleh agreeableness. Conscientiousness dan openness to experience memprediksi kelekatan menghindar. Terakhir, kekerasan seksual adalah prediktor tunggal dari kelekatan disorganisasi. 


Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1007
Author(s):  
Lori Kogan ◽  
Shelly Volsche

The aim of this study was to investigate whether men were considered more attractive when posing for a photo alone or holding a cat. Prior research suggests that women view pet owners as more attractive and dateable than non-pet owners; however, this effect was strongest with dog owners. We hypothesized that men posing with cats would be more attractive than those posing alone. Using an online survey, women viewed images of a man posing alone or with a cat and rated the men on the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and the Big Five Inventory. Women viewed men as less masculine when holding the cat; higher in neuroticism, agreeableness, and openness; and less dateable. These findings suggest that pets continue to play a role in women’s mate choices and dating preferences, but that a closer look at the effects of different species of pets is warranted.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Terwiel ◽  
Sarah Kritzler

ObjectivesIn team sports, many anecdotes and stereotypes report personality differences between athletes of different playing positions. However, by now research shows ambiguous results and often only single sports have been examined. This preregistered study, thus, represents a first comprehensive investigation of differences in personality traits of athletes (1) performing different team sports, (2) being offense players and defense players, as well as (3) playing on different positions. DesignIn an online survey, we assessed self-reported Big Five personality traits for 2,322 athletes of 16 different (popular – e.g. Basketball and less-known – e.g. Quidditch) team sports using the BFI-2-S (Soto & John, 2017). Further, we assessed their role in the offense and defense phases of a game, their specific playing position as well as demographic and sport-related information.MethodWe descriptively and statistically investigated differences between personality profiles of different team sports, between offense and defense players within sports, and between playing positions within sports. Additionally, we compared different approaches to assessing offense and defense positions. ResultsAthletes playing different team sports significantly differed in the personality traits Extraversion, Conscientiousness, and Openness. However, these effects were small (η2 ranging from .01 to .02). Similarly, offense players were found to be significantly more extraverted than defense players, but the effect was again small (ηp2 = .003). Athletes playing offense and defense positions did not significantly differ in any other personality traits regardless of how we operationalized offense and defense. However, we demonstrated that not all playing positions may be easily categorized into offense and defense. Finally, athletes of different playing positions did not differ significantly in their personality traits. As the only exception, Floorball centers were significantly more extraverted than Floorball defenders explaining only about 5% of the variance in trait extraversion scores.ConclusionOur comprehensive investigation demonstrates that there is only a little evidence for differences in Big Five traits for athletes of different team sports and between athletes being offense or defense players, or athletes playing on different playing positions. Thus, ascribed personality differences might indeed just be reflecting stereotypes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Johannes Schult ◽  
Rebecca Schneider ◽  
Jörn R. Sparfeldt

Abstract. The need for efficient personality inventories has led to the wide use of short instruments. The corresponding items often contain multiple, potentially conflicting descriptors within one item. In Study 1 ( N = 198 university students), the reliability and validity of the TIPI (Ten-Item Personality Inventory) was compared with the reliability and validity of a modified TIPI based on items that rephrased each two-descriptor item into two single-descriptor items. In Study 2 ( N = 268 university students), we administered the BFI-10 (Big Five Inventory short version) and a similarly modified version of the BFI-10 without two-descriptor items. In both studies, reliability and construct validity values occasionally improved for separated multi-descriptor items. The inventories with multi-descriptor items showed shortcomings in some factors of the TIPI and the BFI-10. However, the other scales worked comparably well in the original and modified inventories. The limitations of short personality inventories with multi-descriptor items are discussed.


2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Sommer ◽  
Martin Arendasy ◽  
Elke Gruber ◽  
Fritz Mayr

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Briley ◽  
Jennifer L. Tackett ◽  
K. Paige Harden ◽  
Elliot M. Tucker-Drob

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaap J. A. Denissen ◽  
Rinie Geenen ◽  
Christopher J. Soto ◽  
Oliver P. John ◽  
Marcel A. G. van Aken

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