German lexical personality factors: relations with the HEXACO model

Abstract

We correlated the scales of the HEXACO Personality Inventory (HEXACO-PI) with adjective scale markers of factors previously obtained in indigenous lexical studies of personality structure in the German language. Self-ratings obtained from a sample of 323 German participants showed a pattern of strong convergent and weak discriminant correlations, supporting the content-based interpretation of the German lexical factors in terms of the HEXACO dimensions. Notably, convergent correlations were strong for both the broader and the narrower variants of the Honesty-Humility factor as observed in German lexical studies. Also, convergent correlations for HEXACO Openness to Experience were, as expected, stronger for German adjectives describing a creative and intellectual orientation than for German adjectives describing intellectual ability.

Objections to the HEXACO Model of Personality Structure—and why those Objections Fail

“…This convergent/discriminant pattern is also found in correlations between lexical personality factors and HEXACO‐PI(‐R) scales (e.g. Ashton et al, ; Ashton & Lee, ; Ashton, Lee, Marcus, & De Vries, ; Szarota, Ashton, & Lee, ; Wasti, Lee, Ashton, & Somer, ) and between lexical personality factors and cross‐language adjective marker scales (Ashton & Lee, ). We summarize these various convergent/discriminant results in Table S1.…”

Relating the Spherical representation of vocational interests to the HEXACO personality model

“…However, as several researchers have indicated, Integrity complements the Big Five personality dimensions Schneider, 2007). Based on lexical studies using a similar approach and datasets as prior Big Five studies, six personality dimensions have been uncovered in over nine countries (e.g., Ashton, Lee, Marcus, & De Vries, 2007;Ashton et al, 2004). These six dimensions are known by the acronym HEXACO, which stands for: Honesty-Humility (H), Emotionality (E), eXtraversion (X), Agreeableness (A), Conscientiousness (C), and Openness to Experience (O; .…”

Current Controversies in the Study of Personality across Cultures

“…To a significant extent, this debate probably reflects the limited ability of the factor‐analytic method to provide definitive conclusions regarding the optimal number and orientation of personality dimensions, particularly given the limited simple structure of the personality domain. For example, Ashton, Lee, Marcus, and de Vries (2007) acknowledge that terms referring to altruism (e.g., good‐hearted , helpful , considerate , altruistic ) tend to blend with either their Honesty–Humility or Agreeableness dimensions, depending on the variable set, rating source, or sample. Ashton and Lee prefer the Honesty–Humility label even when altruism terms are blended on the same factor, while others may prefer a broader label such as Big Five Agreeableness, particularly for cultures in which a purer Honesty–Humility factor has not emerged without the blended altruism terms (Imperio, Church, Katigbak, & Reyes, 2008).…”