Towards more rigorous personality trait–outcome research
R Mõttus - European Journal of Personality, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Much of personality research attempts to identify causal links between personality traits and
various types of outcomes. I argue that causal interpretations require traits to be seen as …
various types of outcomes. I argue that causal interpretations require traits to be seen as …
Descriptive, predictive and explanatory personality research: Different goals, different approaches, but a shared need to move beyond the Big Few traits
We argue that it is useful to distinguish between three key goals of personality science—
description, prediction and explanation—and that attaining them often requires different …
description, prediction and explanation—and that attaining them often requires different …
Successful explanations start with accurate descriptions: Questionnaire items as personality markers for more accurate predictions
A Seeboth, R Mõttus - European Journal of Personality, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Personality–outcome associations, typically represented using the Big Five personality
domains, are ubiquitous, but often weak and possibly driven by the constituents of these …
domains, are ubiquitous, but often weak and possibly driven by the constituents of these …
Do the Big Five personality traits interact to predict life outcomes? Systematically testing the prevalence, nature, and effect size of trait-by-trait moderation
Personality researchers have posited multiple ways in which the relations between
personality traits and life outcomes may be moderated by other traits, but there are well …
personality traits and life outcomes may be moderated by other traits, but there are well …
Do links between personality and life outcomes generalize? Testing the robustness of trait–outcome associations across gender, age, ethnicity, and analytic …
CJ Soto - Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The Big Five personality traits have been linked with a broad range of consequential life
outcomes. The present research systematically tested whether such trait–outcome …
outcomes. The present research systematically tested whether such trait–outcome …
The production mechanisms of traits: Reflections on two amazing decades
W Fleeson - Journal of Research in Personality, 2017 - Elsevier
I am filled with a great deal of gratitude to see the progress, diversity, and excitement of
research on within-person variability in personality. I argue for the value of studying states of …
research on within-person variability in personality. I argue for the value of studying states of …
Why do traits come together? The underlying trait and network approaches
R Mõttus, MH Allerhand - The SAGE handbook of personality and …, 2018 - torrossa.com
Personality characteristics are more or less stable ways of feeling, thinking, and behaving.
One of the most persistent observations is that they come in patterns: some characteristic …
One of the most persistent observations is that they come in patterns: some characteristic …
A five–factor theory perspective on causal analysis
RR McCrae, AR Sutin - European journal of personality, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Five–Factor Theory provides a broad but largely blank template for causal personality
research. Within Five–Factor Theory, there are three major categories of questions:(1) how …
research. Within Five–Factor Theory, there are three major categories of questions:(1) how …
Modelling the incremental value of personality facets: The domains-incremental facets-acquiescence bifactor showmodel
Personality can be described at different levels of abstraction. Whereas the Big Five
domains are the dominant level of analysis, several researchers have called for more fine …
domains are the dominant level of analysis, several researchers have called for more fine …
Personality processes: Mechanisms by which personality traits “get outside the skin”
SE Hampson - Annual review of psychology, 2012 - annualreviews.org
It is time to better understand why personality traits predict consequential outcomes, which
calls for a closer look at personality processes. Personality processes are mechanisms that …
calls for a closer look at personality processes. Personality processes are mechanisms that …