Personality traits and nonverbal communication patterns

Abstract

The use of the personality trait five-factor model in communication research is very limited so far. In the present study the focus is on nonverbal correlations to personality traits. It was possible to identify nonverbal patterns in relation to personality traits. The extraversion dimension is associated with both a contact dimension (extraverts stand closer, engage in mutual gaze) and an expressiveness dimension (extraverts prefer face-to-face interaction, a varied tone of voice, varied gestures and facial expressions). The openness dimension is associated with low context (verbal, direct and explicit communication relying on context to a low degree). The agreeableness dimension is associated with high context (indirect, implicit and nonverbal communication style relying strongly on context).

Investigating communication skills in adults according to gender, age and personality<p>Yetişkinlerin cinsiyetlerine, yaşlarına ve kişilik özelliklerine göre iletişim becerilerinin incelenmesi

“…Dışadönükler, sözel olmayan anlamları kullanmanın farklı yolları aracılığı ile kendilerini ifade etmede iyidirler (Matsumoto ve Hwang, 2013). Jensen (2016) yaptığı çalışmada dışadönükler yüzyüze iletişimi yeğlemenin yanı sıra farklı ses tonları kullanmayı, yüz ifadelerini ve bedenlerini farklı kullanmayı daha fazla yeğlediklerini saptamıştır. Etkin dinleme ve sözel olmayan iletişimi yordayan diğer faktör özdenetimdir.…”

Emotion based human-robot interaction

“…Though these methods may not be precise alone but combining both of these methods provide us a good hint about the personality type of human. According to psychological survey conducted by Jensen [17], different personality types can be recognized using non-verbal patterns namely: (a) Extraversion, Introversion (b) Open to new experiences, Traditionalist, (c) Conscientiousness, Careless, (d) Agreeableness, Self-centred and (e) Neuroticism, Emotionally stable.…”

Touchpoint Management and Interpersonal Communication

“…Every touchpoint has a certain affordance. It is the affordance that determine what we can accomplish with the touchpoint or what we believe can be accomplished (Jensen, 2016b).…”

“…Accessibility is affected by a number of factors: a) the actual means that are at hand ( [Holmes, 2005] I don't own Skype or a message board, or the person I want to share information with is not present [Lo & Lie, 2008]; e.g. extraverts are more likely to own and use a smartphone than introverts [Lane & Manner, 2011]), b) the means that can be handled with the necessary skill ( [Holmes, 2005;D'Urso & Rains, 2008] If I haven't learned how to use Skype I wouldn't try even if I own it when an important goal is at stake, but if I am skilled I can stretch the limits of its functionality and be flexible/creative), c) the means that are operating (the ones I have can be low in battery or have a bad connection [Lo & Lie, 2008]), d) the means preferred ( [Walther, 2011;Ledbetter, 2015]we are often driven by habits and familiarity [Jensen, 2009]), e) the number of touchpoints regularly used by an individual or dyad ( [Jensen, 2016a] people that have access to and regularly use many touchpoints do that independent or with a limited influence of the situation while individuals that have the habit of only using a few touchpoints do that independent or with a limited influence of the situation), f) personality traits (introverts prefer technological devices over face-to-face while extraverts prefer face-to-face as the first choice [Jensen, 2015b;2016b]). This should be even truer among individuals that suffer from communication apprehension that is a combination of introversion and neuroticism [McCroskey & Beatty, 1998]).…”

“…This is what most people prefer (Puccinelli, 2010). Extraverts are recognized by their expressive behavior (Oberzaucher & Grammer, 2008;Jensen, 2016b) and their need for social (face-to-face?) stimulation (McCrae & Costa, 2006).…”