Personality Profile of the Self-Identified Highly Sensitive Person

Abstract. The current paper presents a detailed examination of a lay theory perspective on the Sensory-Processing-Sensitivity (SPS) personality profile within the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality. The lay SPS personality profile was assessed by asking self-identified highly sensitive people to rate themselves on a Five-Factor Model questionnaire (NEO-PI-3). We applied the NEO-PI-3 norms (domains and facets) and examined the inter-rater agreement of the facets. The sample consisted of 560 (female: 86.43%, Mage = 37.36 years, SDage = 6.64 years, 18.17–47.42 years) self-identified highly sensitive adults. Six facets, in particular, stood out with good and very good inter-rater agreement: participants fell within the highest 23% of the population on facets Fantasy, Aesthetics, Feelings (Openness to Experience); Anxiety, Depression (Neuroticism); and the lowest 23% of the population on the facet Gregariousness (Extraversion).

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Do self-reports and informant-ratings measure the same personality constructs?

10.31234/osf.io/hb6nj ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

René Mõttus ◽

Jüri Allik ◽

Anu Realo

Keyword(s):

Measurement Invariance ◽

Factor Model ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

Rater Agreement ◽

Informant Ratings ◽

Self Reports

Personality researchers often supplement or substitute self-reports with ratings from knowledgeable informants, at least implicitly assuming that the same constructs are measured regardless of the source of ratings. However, measurement invariance (MI) of personality constructs across these rating types has rarely been empirically tested. Here, this was done for the Five-Factor Model domains and their 30 facets (N = 3,253). Four domains and 26 facets showed the level of invariance (metric MI) required for comparing the relative standings of individuals across self-reports and informant-ratings, which is what researchers mostly do. However, 28 of the 35 scales failed to achieve the level of invariance (scalar MI) recommended when comparing mean scores. Self-informant pairs who contributed to higher MI also tended to display higher cross-rater agreement. In conclusion, self-reports and informant-ratings appear to measure reasonably similar constructs for most research purposes, but poor MI may contribute to imperfect cross-rater agreement.

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Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? President Donald Trump’s Personality Profile as Perceived from Different Political Viewpoints

Collabra Psychology ◽

10.1525/collabra.162 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Courtland Hyatt ◽

W. Keith Campbell ◽

Donald R. Lynam ◽

Joshua D. Miller

Keyword(s):

Complex Traits ◽

Factor Model ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

Complex Trait ◽

Personality Profile ◽

Hillary Clinton ◽

Donald Trump ◽

Political Views ◽

Before And After ◽

Perceived Helpfulness

The present research used an empirical, crowdsourced trait profiling approach to describe the personality of President Donald Trump (hereafter Trump) that accounts for political views. We recruited participants who voted for Hillary Clinton (N = 120; hereafter Clinton) and Trump (N = 118), and asked them to rate Trump’s personality on the 30 facets of the Five Factor Model. Participants also provided perceived helpfulness and harmfulness ratings of the facets before and after the election. We treated these facet level ratings as trait profiles, which were transformed into estimates of personality disorders (PDs) and complex trait-based constructs based on expert profiles. Results suggest only modest agreement between Clinton and Trump voters on Trump’s personality. Clinton voters perceived much greater antagonism, lower conscientiousness, and higher levels of impairment in Trump’s personality than did Trump voters who primarily perceived high levels of extraversion and emotional stability (i.e., low neuroticism). At the level of PDs and complex traits, there was some convergence with both groups seeing Trump as high in narcissism and psychopathy.

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DEPRESSIVE EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE: DOES IT MEASURE MALADAPTIVE AND ADAPTIVE FORMS OF DEPENDENCY?

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2006.34.1.1 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 1-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Carolina Mcbride ◽

David C. Zuroff ◽

Jason Bacchiochi ◽

R. Michael Bagby

Keyword(s):

Attachment Style ◽

Symptom Severity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

University Student ◽

Personality Profile ◽

Depression Severity ◽

Student Sample ◽

Depressed Patients

This study investigated the distinction between neediness and connectedness as measured by the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ; Blatt, D'Afflitti, & Quinlan, 1976) by examining the association between these personality scales and: (1) depression severity, (2) the domains and facets of the Five Factor Model of Personality (FFM; Costa & McCrae, 1985, 1992), and (3) attachment style in a university student sample and in a clinical sample of depressed patients. In the student sample, both neediness and connectedness were related to depression severity; however, the association was stronger for neediness. No relation was found between these personality scales and symptom severity in the clinical sample. Differences between neediness and connectedness emerged in their relationship to personality and attachment style. In both samples, neediness was predictive of a more psychopathological personality profile and attachment style than was connectedness. The results support the argument that DEQ connectedness assesses a less maladaptive form of dependency than does neediness.

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The personality basis of justice: The five‐factor model as an integrative model of personality and procedural fairness effects on cooperation

European Journal of Personality ◽

10.1002/per.691 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. 519-539 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Alain Van Hiel ◽

David De Cremer ◽

Jeroen Stouten

Keyword(s):

Field Study ◽

Factor Model ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

Procedural Fairness ◽

The Self ◽

Integrative Model ◽

Moderator Effect ◽

Organisational Context ◽

Multi Level ◽

The Relationship

Building upon the self‐based model of cooperation (De Cremer & Tyler, 2005), the present study investigates the relationship between the five‐factor model (FFM) and cooperation. Study 1 (N = 56), an experiment conducted in the laboratory, and Study 2 (N = 116), a field study conducted in an organisational context, yielded a moderator effect between neuroticism and procedural fairness in explaining cooperation. Study 3 (N = 177) showed that this moderator effect was mediated by the self‐uncertainty and relational variables proposed by the self‐based model of cooperation. It is concluded that the FFM is useful in explaining cooperation and contributes to a better understanding of (procedural) fairness effects. Moreover, the necessity to build integrative, multi‐level models that combine core and surface aspects of personality to explain the effects of fairness on cooperation is elaborated upon. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Personality profile of binge drinking in university students is modulated by sex. A study using the Alternative Five Factor Model

Drug and Alcohol Dependence ◽

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.05.015 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 165 ◽

pp. 120-125 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Ana Adan ◽

José Francisco Navarro ◽

Diego A. Forero

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Binge Drinking ◽

Factor Model ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

Personality Profile

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Personality Profile of Trait Consciousness of Male and Female Sports Persons

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0304.126 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Poonam Joshi ◽

Dr. B. K. Bhardwaj

Keyword(s):

Factor Model ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Personality Profile ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Male And Female ◽

Team Games ◽

Female Sports ◽

Game Type

The personality of an individual has important implications for the performance of all sorts of activities including sports and games. The Five Factor Model of personality traits have been reported to be reliable predictors of performance in many studies across the globe. The present study aimed to understand the distribution of consciousness personality profile in terms of gender and domicile of the participants in individual and team games. Four hundred male and female sports persons with different scores of trait of consciousness served as the participants in the present study. Their sports achievements in individual and team games were observed. The results of the present study evinced that sportspersons of team games scored higher on consciousness than did the sportspersons playing in individual games. The female participants showed relatively higher mean consciousness score in comparison to their male counterparts. Furthermore, the players having rural affiliations demonstrated higher mean consciousness score as compared to those who belonged to urban background. The main effect of gender on consciousness was also exhibited to have statistical significance along with statistically significant interactions between gender and background, game type and background as well as game type, gender and background. The results have been explained in the light of current theories of personality and sports achievements. The results evinced the role of gender, game types and domicile in shaping the personality trait of consciousness in sports activities the participants. The results of the study have important implications for researchers, academicians, sportspersons, policy makers and administrators. Future directions of research have also been discussed.

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Psychometric Evaluation of the Malay Version of the Multidimensional Beck Youth Inventories-2 (BYI-2 Malay): Measuring Self-Concept, Anxiety, Depression, Anger, and Disruptive Behaviour among Adolescents in Sheltered Homes

Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities ◽

10.47836/pjssh.29.1.15 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Wai-Eng Ding ◽

Kit-Aun Tan ◽

Jia-Yuin Fam ◽

Firdaus Mukhtar ◽

Munn-Sann Lye ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Convergent Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Automatic Thoughts ◽

Self Concept ◽

Disruptive Behaviour ◽

Beck Youth Inventories ◽

Sheltered Homes ◽

Anxiety Depression

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the Beck Youth Inventories-Second Edition (BYI-2 Malay) in a sample of adolescents living in the nongovernment-run sheltered homes. In this study, 300 adolescents completed the BYI-2 Malay, the Beck Depression Inventory-Malay (BDI-Malay), the Beck Anxiety Inventory-Malay (BAI-Malay), the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire-Malay (ATQ-Malay), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale-Malay (RSES-Malay). The internal consistency estimates for the BYI-2 Malay scales, as measured by Cronbach’s alpha, were excellent: .86 for self-concept, .89 for anxiety, .92 for depression, .92 for anger, and .92 for disruptive behaviours. The five-factor model of the BYI-2 Malay (i.e., Self-Concept, Anxiety, Depression, Anger, and Disruptive Behaviour) showed a good fit to the data. Evidence for concurrent validity was established between the BYI-2 Malay Self-Concept scale and the RSES-Malay (r = .41), between the BYI-2 Malay Anxiety scale and the BAI-Malay (r = .60), and between the BYI-2 Malay Depression scale and the BDI-Malay (r = .69). The evidence for convergent validity was established between the BYI-2 Malay Anger scale and the ATQ-Malay (r = .71), and between BYI- 2 Malay Disruptive Behaviour scale and the ATQ Malay (r =.52). The present findings shed light on the utility of the BYI-2 Malay in aiding clinicians as well as therapists for identifying multiple symptoms of social and emotional problems in adolescents.

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