National Character Does Not Reflect Mean Personality Trait Levels in 49 Cultures

Terracciano, A.; Abdel-Khalek, A.; Adam, N.; Adamovová, L.; Ahn, Chang-kyu; Ahn, Hyun-nie; Alansari, B.; Alcalay, Lidia; Allik, Jueri; Angleitner, A.; D. Avia, M.; Ayearst, L.; Barbaranelli, C.; Beer, Andrew; A. Borg-Cunen, M.; Bratko, D.; Brunner-Sciarra, Marina; Budzinski, L.; Camart, N.; Dahourou, D.; Fruyt, F.; P. D. Lima, M.; Pilar, G.; Diener, E.; Falzon, Ruth; Fernando, K.; Ficková, E.; Fischer, R.; Flores-Mendoza, C.; Ghayur, M.; Gülgöz, Sami; Hagberg, B.; Halberstadt, J.; S. Halim, M.; Hřebíčková, M.; Humrichouse, J.; H. Jensen, H.; D. Jočić, D.; H. Jónsson, F.; Khoury, B.; Klinkosz, W.; Knežević, G.; Lauri, M.; Leibovich, N.; A. Martin, Thomas; Marušić, I.; Mastor, K.; Matsumoto, D.; McRorie, Margaret; Meshcheriakov, B.; Lykke Mortensen, Erik; Munyae, M.; Nagy, Janos; Nakazato, K.; Nansubuga, Florence; Oishi, S.; Ojedokun, A.; Ostendorf, F.; Paulhus, D.; Pelevin, S.; Petot, J.; Podobnik, N.; Porrata, J.; Pramila, V.; Prentice, G.; Realo, A.; Reátegui, Norma; Rolland, J.; Rossier, J.; Ruch, W.; Rus, V.; Sánchez-Bernardos, M.; Schmidt, Vanina; Sciculna-Calleja, S.; Sękowski, A.; Shakespeare‐Finch, J.; Shimonaka, Y.; Simonetti, F.; Sineshaw, Tilahun; Siuta, J.; B. Smith, Peter; Trapnell, P.; K. Trobst, K.; Wang, Lei; Yik, Michelle; Zupančič, A.; McCrae, R.

doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.1117199

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National Character Does Not Reflect Mean Personality Trait Levels in 49 Cultures

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A. Terracciano

A. Abdel-Khalek

N. Adam

Abstract

Most people hold beliefs about personality characteristics typical of members of their own and others' cultures. These perceptions of national character may be generalizations from personal experience, stereotypes with a “kernel of truth,” or inaccurate stereotypes. We obtained national character ra...

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