Personality Traits Predict Irrational Beliefs

Samar, Stephanie M.; Walton, Kate E.; McDermut, Wilson

doi:10.1007/s10942-013-0172-1

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“…Although confined solely to uncontrolled correlations, Thompson and Prendergast (2013) do find a significant positive correlation between Neuroticism and Belief in Luck. This is consonant with Sava (2009) and Samar et al (2013) who find that a range of irrational beliefs is also predicted by Neuroticism. These authors also find significant relationships between the other four components of the five-factor model and irrational beliefs while including controls.…”

Section: Five-factor Personality Model Happiness and Lucksupporting

confidence: 82%

Do the happy-go-lucky?

2019

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While popular aphorisms and etymologies across diverse languages suggest an intrinsic association between happiness and luck beliefs, empirically testing the existence of any potential link has historically been constrained by varying and unclear conceptualizations of luck beliefs and by their sub-optimally valid measurement. Employing the Thompson and Prendergast Personality and Individual Differences, 54(4), 501-506, (2013) bi-dimensional refinement of trait luck beliefs into, respectively, 'Belief in Luck' and 'Belief in Personal Luckiness', we explore the relationship between luck beliefs and a range of trait happiness measures. Our analyses (N = 844) find broadly that happiness is negatively associated with Belief in Luck, but positively associated with Belief in Personal Luckiness, although results differ somewhat depending on which measure of happiness is used. We further explore interrelationships between luck beliefs and the five-factor model of personality, finding this latter fully accounts for Belief in Luck's negative association with happiness, with additional analyses indicating this is wholly attributable to Neuroticism alone: Neuroticism appears to be a possible mediator of Belief in Luck's negative association with happiness. We additionally find that the five-factor model only partially attenuates Belief in Personal Luckiness' positive association with happiness, suggesting that Belief in Personal Luckiness may be either a discrete facet of trait happiness or a personality trait in and of itself.

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Section: Five-factor Personality Model Happiness and Lucksupporting

confidence: 82%

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“…As such, people with high narcissism may hold the illusory beliefs that good luck would fall to them and they can control an event. Results from previous research also demonstrated that psychopathy was positively associated with irrational beliefs (Samar et al, 2013 ); people high in psychopathy tend to exhibit a biased judgment of risk perceptions, or even ignore the inherent risks related to an event (Jones, 2014 ). In addition, the characteristic of low self-control renders them unable to resist the temptations from unfair advantages, which cause them unable to keep a cool mind to make rational judgments (Tangney et al, 2004 ).…”

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“…People's personality influences how they perceive and evaluate things around them (Andre, 2006 ; Jibeen, 2015 ). If a personality trait toward cognitive irrationality is rooted largely in innate or biological differences, it is more likely to result in irrational beliefs (Andre, 2006 ; Yang et al, 2007 ; Samar et al, 2013 ; Jibeen, 2015 ). For example, the Big-five personality traits have been proven to predict people's irrational beliefs (Samar et al, 2013 ; Jibeen, 2015 ).…”

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“…If a personality trait toward cognitive irrationality is rooted largely in innate or biological differences, it is more likely to result in irrational beliefs (Andre, 2006 ; Yang et al, 2007 ; Samar et al, 2013 ; Jibeen, 2015 ). For example, the Big-five personality traits have been proven to predict people's irrational beliefs (Samar et al, 2013 ; Jibeen, 2015 ). As important personality characteristics, the Dark Triad traits were closely associated with Big-five personality traits (Lee and Ashton, 2005 ), thus suggesting that the latter would also predict and affect individuals' irrational and unrealistic beliefs.…”

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Does the Dark Triad of Personality Predict Corrupt Intention? The Mediating Role of Belief in Good Luck

Zhao

Zhang

2016

Front. Psychol.

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The current study is the first attempt to examine the association between the Dark Triad of personality (i.e., Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) and corruption through a mediator—belief in good luck. Based on Ajzen's theory of planned behavior, we assumed that individuals with Dark Triad would be more likely to engage in corruption as a result of belief in good luck. In Study 1, a set of hypothetical scenarios was used to assess the bribe-offering intention and the corresponding belief in good luck. Results indicated that while the Dark Triad of personality positively predicted bribe-offering intention, it was mediated by the belief in good luck in gain-seeking. In Study 2, we presented participants with some hypothetical scenarios of bribe-taking and the corresponding belief in good luck. Findings revealed that the Dark Triad of personality was positively related to bribe-taking intention; the relationship between narcissism and bribe-taking intention, and that between psychopathy and bribe-taking intention was mediated by the belief in good luck in penalty-avoidance. However, this belief in good luck did not mediate the relationship between Machiavellianism and bribe-taking intention. These results hold while controlling for demographic variables, dispositional optimism, and self-efficacy. Taken together, this study extended previous research by providing evidence that belief in good luck may be one of the reasons explaining why people with Dark Triad are more likely to engage in corruption regardless of the potential outcomes. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.

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“…Similarly, Sava (2009) pointed out that emotional stability (the opposite pole of to the neuroticism dimension) had negative correlations with all maladaptive beliefs, while agreeableness was inversely associated with schemas/beliefs involving abandonment, distrust, and domination. Spörrle, Strobel, and Tumasjan (2010) and Samar, Walton, and McDermut (2013) found significant and positive associations between extraversion and life satisfaction, and negative associations between neuroticism and subjective well-being. The factor irrationality (total amount of maladaptive beliefs) had positive strong correlations with neuroticism, and negative and weak correlations with agreeableness and openness.…”

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Maladaptive beliefs as mediators of the relationship between personality traits and Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms

Saldanha-Silva

Nunes

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Estud. psicol. (Campinas)

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The present study analyzes the relationship between maladaptive beliefs, personality traits, and Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms by focusing in the mediating role of beliefs in the prediction between personality and psychiatric disorders. The sample consisted of 823 adults aged between 18 and 39 years (M = 24.09, SD = 4.71), who answered a questionnaire of symptoms and beliefs for Borderline Personality Disorder and Big Five Personality Inventory. The predictive model that fit better to the data indicates Neuroticism and Conscientiousness as predictors of Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms, mediated by maladaptive belief patterns. In this sense, it is possible to conclude that both personality traits and maladaptive beliefs are important for the understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder. The theoretical implications of this result and the limitations of the study are discussed.

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Personality Traits Predict Irrational Beliefs

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Does the Dark Triad of Personality Predict Corrupt Intention? The Mediating Role of Belief in Good Luck

Maladaptive beliefs as mediators of the relationship between personality traits and Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms

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