Tracing the Big Five in parents' free descriptions of their children

Kohnstamm, Geldolph A.; Mervielde, Ivan; Besevegis, Elias; Halverson, Charles F.

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“…Apart from the American/English languages, the factor structure of the FFM has been replicated in German, Dutch, Italian, Hungarian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Belgian, Israeli, Estonian, Finnish, Croatian, and Czech (McCrae & Costa, 1997;Tsaousis, 1999). The model has also been extracted in Greek language in parents' free descriptions of their children (Kohnstamm, Mervielde, Besevegis, & Halverson, 1995).…”

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The Five-Factor model of personality and work behaviour in Greece

Nikolaou

Robertson

2001

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

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This study explores the validity of the five-factor model of personality (FFM) in occupational settings in Greece, examining its relationship to employees' overall job performance, job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behaviour, and generic work competencies. Two hundred and twenty-seven employees from various Greek SMEs participated in the study completing a personality and a job satisfaction measure. Their supervisors completed three questionnaires assessing their performance and their work competencies. Some of the most significant results of this study were the strong links identified between personality and job satisfaction and the moderating effect of job type on the criterion-related validity of some personality dimensions. These results are discussed in terms of the FFM literature taking into consideration the strong effect of Greek culture. The theoretical and practical implications for research and practice in Greece are also discussed.Personnel selection and assessment remains a very important issue during the life-span of every small or large organization. Companies not only invest millions in choosing the appropriate people for filling in their vacancies, but also spend valuable working hours of current employees acting as interviewers, or test administrators (Schmitt & Chan, 1998). Greece is one of the countries where the attempts to use valid and reliable methods of recruitment are quite scarce. Two are the main reasons: First, the relatively weak position of the Greek economy,

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The Five-Factor model of personality and work behaviour in Greece

Nikolaou

Robertson

2001

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

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“…Although the specific traits vary somewhat, most models of childhood temperament identify three major domains, negative emotionality, extraversion/surgency, and effortful control (9), that are the childhood antecedents of adult personality (10, 11). Negative emotionality refers to the tendency to respond with negative emotions, especially in response to frustration and anticipation of negative outcomes.…”

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Temperament and body weight from ages 4 to 15 years

2017

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Background/Objectives In adulthood, conscientiousness and neuroticism are correlates of body weight and weight gain. The present research examines whether the childhood antecedents of these traits, persistence and negative reactivity, respectively, are associated with weight gain across childhood. We likewise examine sociability as a predictor of childhood weight gain and whether these three traits are associated with weight concerns and weight management strategies in adolescence. Subjects/Methods Participants (N=4,153) were drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, an ongoing, population-based study of child and family health and well-being. At the baseline assessment, caregivers reported on their child's temperament. At every assessment from ages 4-5 to 14-15, study children were weighed and measured by trained staff; there were up to six biennial assessments of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. At age 14-15, study children (n=2,975) also self-reported on their weight concerns and weight management strategies. Results Study children rated lower in persistence or higher in negative reactivity in early childhood gained more weight between the ages of 4 and 15. Sociability was associated with weight gain among girls but not among boys. Lower persistence and higher negative reactivity at age 4-5 were also associated with greater weight concerns, restrained eating, and use of unhealthy weight management strategies at ages 14-15. Conclusions Childhood traits related to conscientiousness and neuroticism are associated with objective weight gain across childhood and with concerns and strategies to manage weight in adolescence. These results are consistent with a lifespan perspective that indicates that trait psychological functioning contributes to health-related markers from childhood through old age.

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“…This individual difference is pervasive in social cognition (Graziano, 1994) and may be the most socialized of the personality dimensions (Bergeman et al, 1993; Kohnstamm, Halverson, Mervielde, & Havill, 1998). It is not completely clear, however, how this personality dimension connects to emotional behavior during development.…”

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The disappointing gift: Dispositional and situational moderators of emotional expressions

Tobin¹,

Graziano²

2011

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

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Inferences about emotions in children are limited by studies that rely on only one research method. Convergence across methods provides a stronger basis for inference by identifying method variance. This multimethod study of 116 children (mean age = 8.21 years) examined emotional displays during social exchange. Each child received a desirable gift and later an undesirable gift after performing tasks, with or without mother present. Children’s reactions were observed and coded. Children displayed more positive affect with mother present than with mother absent. Independent ratings of children by adults revealed that children lower in Agreeableness displayed more negative emotion than their peers following receipt of undesirable gifts. A curvilinear interaction between Agreeableness and mother condition predicted negative affect displays. Emotional assessment was discussed in terms of links to social exchange and the development of expressive behavior.

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Tracing the Big Five in parents' free descriptions of their children

Cited by 54 publications

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The Five-Factor model of personality and work behaviour in Greece

The Five-Factor model of personality and work behaviour in Greece

Temperament and body weight from ages 4 to 15 years

The disappointing gift: Dispositional and situational moderators of emotional expressions

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