▪ Abstract Ecologies shape cultures; cultures influence the development of personalities.
There are both universal and culture-specific aspects of variation in personality. Some …

This chapter reviews personnel selection research from 1995 through 1999. Areas covered
are job analysis; performance criteria; cognitive ability and personality predictors; interview …

Spanish-language measures of the Big Five personality dimensions are needed for
research on Hispanic minority populations. Three studies were conducted to evaluate a …

The authors relate Big Five personality traits to basic values in a sample of 246 students. As
hypothesized, Agreeableness correlates most positively with benevolence and tradition …

Focuses on the field of personality psychology as it is studied by researchers. This book
offers students a picture of the field and of the challenges faced by personality psychologists …

The five-factor model (FFM) is a representation of the patterns of covariation of personality
traits in terms of five broad factors. The Revised NEO Personality Inventory, a questionnaire …

The universality and sufficiency of the five-factor model in the Chinese context were
investigated. In Study 1, analysis of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and …

Personality traits, studied for decades by Western personality psychologists, have recently
been reconceptualized as endogenous basic tendencies that, within a cultural context, give …

This study was designed to examine the relationships among Extraversion, Openness to
Experience (and their facets), measured through the NEO-PI-R, and the Sensation Seeking …

The assessment of individual differences has a long history. As early as 2200 BC the
Chinese were employing methods to select candidates for civil service positions. Over the …