“…This is the central question addressed in the current research. Underlying this question is the idea that culture may shape personality; an idea that is consistent with evidence for cultural differences in personality (Allik & McCrae, 2004; Bornstein et al, 2007; McCrae et al, 2005a, 2005b, 2010; Schmitt, Allik, McCrae, & Benet-Martínez, 2007). If personality were subject to acculturation, this would not only be interesting in its own right, but it would also suggest that concurrent cultural influences are likely to shape personality throughout the life span, thus challenging the claim that personality is an innate and stable characteristic of a person (e.g., Conley, 1985; McCrae & Costa, 1994; Poortinga & van Hemert, 2001; Terracciano, Costa, & McCrae, 2005).…”