The Patterned Inconsistency of Traits: Mapping the Differential Effects of Social Roles on Self-Perceptions of the Big Five

Role-related differences in self-perceptions on the Big Five are evaluated for 262 participants who described their general self-image and several role identities on the Big Five Inventory (BFI). As expected, considerable Correlational consistency among the self-perceptions coexisted with normative...

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Published in:Personality & social psychology bulletin 1998-06, Vol.24 (6), p.610-619
Main Authors: Donahue, Eileen M., Harary, Keith
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Five factor model
Measurement
Personality
Personality Traits
Psychological aspects
Relationship
Roles
Self Concept
Self image
Self-perception
Selfperception
Social psychology
Social role
Social roles
Traits
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Summary:Role-related differences in self-perceptions on the Big Five are evaluated for 262 participants who described their general self-image and several role identities on the Big Five Inventory (BFI). As expected, considerable Correlational consistency among the self-perceptions coexisted with normative mean-level differences between the general self-image and the role identities on all five BEI scales. Several normative differences in self-description were predicted from four broad features of roles: the number of interactants involved in a role, the ease with which role relationships may be terminated, the presence of a legitimized chain of authority, and the level of intimacy typically expressed in the role.
ISSN:0146-1672
1552-7433
DOI:10.1177/0146167298246005