The ways of the world? Cross-sample replicability of personality trait-life outcome associations

Ross David Stewart*, Alice Diaz, Xiangling Hou, Xingyu (Shirley) Liu, Uku Vainik, Wendy Johnson, René Mõttus

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Research in (mostly) Western samples has indicated that personality domains’ associations with life outcomes are replicable but often driven by their facets or nuances. Using three diverse samples (English-speaking, N=1,232; Russian-Speaking, N=1,604; Mandarin-speaking, N=1,216), we compared personality trait-outcome associations at domain, facet, and nuance levels, both within and among samples. Trait-outcome associations were at least moderately consistent among samples for all trait-hierarchy levels (average intraclass correlations = 0.64 to 0.74). Nuances provided the strongest predictive accuracy, both within and among samples. Trait-outcome associations were higher among English-speakers than Mandarin and Russian-speakers. Our observations suggested moderate generalizability among diverse samples, with nuances providing unique and replicable information. This offers potential to improve understanding of trait-outcome patterns.
Original languageEnglish
Article number104515
JournalJournal of Research in Personality
Volume112
Early online date17 Jul 2024
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 17 Jul 2024

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