The Interplay of “Big Five ” Personality Factors and Metaphorical Schemas: A Pilot Study with 20 Lung Transplant Recipients

The aim of the present study was to investigate the interplay between personality factors and metaphorical schemas. The “Big Five” personality factors of 20 patients after lung transplantation were examined with the NEO-FFI. Patients were questioned about their social network , and self- and body-image. The interviews were assessed with metaphor analysis. Significant positive correlations were found between “extraversion” and metaphors for acoustics, play/sport and economy, furthermore between “openness to experience” and metaphors for acoustics, container, battle, illness. A positive correlation was also found between “openness to experience” and metaphor frequency. Significant negative correlations were found between “conscientiousness” and metaphors for illness. The results indicate that personality factors may correspond with certain implicit metaphorical schemas.

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Do Big Five Personality Factors Affect Individual Creativity? the Moderating Role of Extrinsic Motivation

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2009.37.7.941 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 37 (7) ◽

pp. 941-956 ◽

Cited By ~ 79

Author(s):

Sun Young Sung ◽

Jin Nam Choi

Keyword(s):

Big Five ◽

Extrinsic Motivation ◽

Individual Performance ◽

Openness To Experience ◽

Personality Factors ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

American Business ◽

Creative Performance ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Big Five Personality Factors

Creativity has been acknowledged as one of the most predominant factors contributing to individual performance in various domains of work, and both researchers and practitioners have been devoting increasing attention to creative performance. In this study, we examined the potential trait-trait interaction between the Big Five personality factors (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and the motivational orientations of individuals in shaping their creative performance. Our hypotheses were empirically tested using longitudinal data collected from 304 undergraduate students at a North American business school. Results showed that extraversion and openness to experience had significant positive effects on creative performance. Analysis also revealed that the positive relationship between openness to experience and creativity was stronger when the person possessed strong extrinsic motivation. Agreeableness was a positive predictor of creative performance only when the person's extrinsic motivation was low. Patterns found relating to personality-motivation interaction as an explanatory factor of individuals' creative performance are described.

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Linking the Big Five personality factors and career commitment dimensions

Journal of Management Development ◽

10.1108/jmd-10-2015-0142 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 35 (9) ◽

pp. 1134-1148 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Ridhi Arora ◽

Santosh Rangnekar

Keyword(s):

Big Five ◽

Career Planning ◽

Career Commitment ◽

Openness To Experience ◽

Personality Factors ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Personality Dimension ◽

Content Type ◽

Career Identity ◽

Big Five Personality Factors

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship of the Big Five personality factors (extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, emotional stability, and intellect/openness to experience) with career commitment measured in terms of three factors as career identity, career resilience, and career planning. Design/methodology/approach The study included 363 managers from public and private sector organizations in North India. Findings The authors found that in the Indian context, openness to experience/intellect is the Big Five personality dimension that acts as the significant predictor of all the three dimensions of career commitment (career identity, career resilience, and career planning). Further, conscientiousness was found as the significant predictor of only career identity, which indicated Indian managers who are focused identify well with their career line. In addition, the Big Five personality dimension of agreeableness was found to have a positive significant influence on career planning. From this, the authors inferred that tendency to get along well with others helps Indian managers in enhancing their career planning. Originality/value The study contributes to the existing literature on personality and careers in the South-Asian context.

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