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Sex differences in 30 facets of the five factor model of personality in the large public (N = 320,128)
University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division of Psychology, Pedagogy and Sociology. University of Gothenburg, Department of Psychology, Sweden, University of Skövde, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0629-353X
Pennsylvania State University, Department of Psychology, United States.
2018 (English)In: Personality and Individual Differences, ISSN 0191-8869, E-ISSN 1873-3549, Vol. 129, p. 126-130Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The present study reports on the scope and size of sex differences in 30 personality facet traits, using one of the largest US samples to date (N = 320,128). The study was one of the first to utilize the open access version of the Five-Factor Model of personality (IPIP-NEO-120) in the large public. Overall, across age-groups 19–69 years old, women scored notably higher than men in Agreeableness (d = 0.58) and Neuroticism (d = 0.40). Specifically, women scored d > 0.50 in facet traits Anxiety, Vulnerability, Openness to Emotions, Altruism, and Sympathy, while men only scored slightly higher (d > 0.20) than women in facet traits Excitement-seeking and Openness to Intellect. Sex gaps in the five trait domains were fairly constant across all age-groups, with the exception for age-group 19–29 years old. The discussion centers on how to interpret effects sizes in sex differences in personality traits, and tentative consequences. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd

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2018. Vol. 129, p. 126-130
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Five factor model, Measurement, Personality traits, Sex
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Psychology
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SOCIAL SCIENCE, Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-12234DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.03.026ISI: 000430901600023Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85044000162OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-12234DiVA, id: diva2:1194724
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Available online 20 March 2018.

Available from: 2018-04-03 Created: 2018-04-03 Last updated: 2019-05-28Bibliographically approved

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