The Expected Personality Characteristics of Alcohol-Dependent Individuals

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Malouff ◽  
Nicola S. Schutte
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Problem Drinking ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
The Social ◽  
Big Five Personality Factors ◽  
Making Friends ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

The Big Five personality factors were used as a framework for examining the expected personality characteristics of individuals who are alcohol-dependent. In an experimental study, participants used a measure of the Big Five personality factors to rate two individuals, each described with either signs of alcohol dependence or not. The ratings of the participants showed that they expected the alcohol-dependent versions of both individuals to be less agreeable and less conscientious. The participants expected the alcohol-dependent college student to be more extraverted and the alcohol-dependent lawyer-father to be more neurotic. The expected personality characteristics of the alcohol-dependent versions of the two described persons were very similar to the actual personality characteristics of alcohol-dependent individuals. The results were consistent with prior findings regarding narrow-band personality traits related to the Big Five. The results help explain prior findings about the social handicap of problem drinking with regard to making friends, dating, marriage, and working. The findings have potential use in alcohol-problem prevention and treatment.

The Social Environment as a Determinant for the Impact of the Big Five Personality Factors and the Group’s Performance

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kostadin Koroutchev ◽  
Silvia T. Acuña ◽  
Marta N. Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Big Five Personality Factors ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

The composition of a team usually is done by having in mind the personality factors, supposing that these factors are important for the working climate and performance of the group. Starting from this hypothesis, the authors investigate the influence of the personality factors on the team achievements in a practicum of computer science students. The correlations by itself were very weak. But by partitioning the data, it results that the social environment in which the tasks are performed is a decisive factor for the importance and the influence of the team personality factors on the group’s performance. If the social environment exposes the team to situations in which the corresponding personal factors are important, then a significant correlation between these factors and the achievement is observed.

Body image and personality: Associations between the Big Five Personality Factors, actual-ideal weight discrepancy, and body appreciation

2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
VIREN SWAMI ◽  
ULRICH S. TRAN ◽  
LOUISE HOFFMANN BROOKS ◽  
LAURA KANAAN ◽  
ELLEN-MARLENE LUESSE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Body Appreciation ◽  
Ideal Weight ◽  
Big Five Personality Factors

Big Five Personality Factors Among Men With a Sexual Interest in Children

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-169
Author(s):  
Sara Jahnke ◽  
Sabine Schmitt ◽  
Max Geradt ◽  
Jürgen Hoyer
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Big Five Personality Factors

Cohort differences in Big Five personality factors over a period of 25 years.

2011 ◽  
Vol 100 (6) ◽  
pp. 1124-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris A. M. Smits ◽  
Conor V. Dolan ◽  
Harrie C. M. Vorst ◽  
Jelte M. Wicherts ◽  
Marieke E. Timmerman
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Cohort Differences ◽  
Big Five Personality Factors
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