National character does not reflect mean personality trait levels in 49 cultures
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2005
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Terracciano, Antonio![](/themes/MirageREFF/images/orcid.png)
Abdel Khalek, A.M.
Adam, N
Adamovova, L
Ahn, Chang-Kyu
Ahn, Hyun-nie
Alansari, B.M.
Alcalay, Lidia
Allik, Jueri
Angleitner, A
Avia, M.D.
Ayearst, L.E.
Barbaranelli, Claudio
Beer, A
Borg Cunen, M.A.
Bratko, Denis
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Brunner-Sciarra, Marina
Budzinski, L
Camart, N
Dahourou, D
De Fruyt, Filip
de Lima, Margarida P.
![](/themes/MirageREFF/images/orcid.png)
del Pilar, GEH
Diener, E
Falzon, R.
Fernando, K
Fickova, Emilia
Fischer, R
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Flores-Mendoza, C
Ghayur, MA
Gulgoz, Sami
Hagberg, B
Halberstadt, Jamin
Halim, M.S.
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Hrebickova, Martina
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Humrichouse, J
Jensen, HH
Jocić, DD
Jonsson, FH
Khoury, B
Klinkosz, Waldemar
Knežević, Goran
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Lauri, MA
Leibovich, N
Martin, Thomas A.
Marušić, Iris
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Mastor, Khairul Anwar
Matsumoto, D
McRorie, M
Meshcheriakov, B
Mortensen, EL
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Munyae, M
Nagy, J
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Nakazato, Katsuharu
Nansubuga, Florence
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Oishi, S
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Ojedokun, AO
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Ostendorf, F
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Paulhus, DL
Pelevin, S
Petot, JM
Podobnik, N
Porrata, Jose
Pramila, V.S.
Prentice, G
Realo, Anu
Reategui, Norma
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Rolland, Jean-Pierre
Rossier, Jerome
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Ruch, W
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Rus, VS
Sánchez-Bernardos, M.L.
Schmidt, Vanina
Sciculna-Calleja, S
Sekowski, Andrzej
Shakespeare-Finch, Jane
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Shimonaka, Yoshiko
Simonetti, Franco
Sineshaw, T
Siuta, Jerzy
Smith, Peter B.
Trapnell, PD
Trobst, K.K.
Wang, Lei
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Yik, Michelle
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Zupančić, A
McCrae, RR
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Most people hold beliefs about personality characteristics typical of members of their own and others' cultures. These perceptions of national character may be generalizations from personal experience, stereotypes with a "kernel of truth," or inaccurate stereotypes. We obtained national character ratings of 3989 people from 49 cultures and compared them with the average personality scores of culture members assessed by observer ratings and self-reports. National character ratings were reliable but did not converge with assessed traits. Perceptions of national character thus appear to be unfounded stereotypes that may serve the function of maintaining a national identity.
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Science, 2005, 310, 5745, 96-100Publisher:
- Amer Assoc Advancement Science, Washington
Funding / projects:
- National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging [ZIAAG000180, Z01AG000180]
- Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging [ZIA AG000180-26, ZIA AG000180-25, Z99 AG999999]
DOI: 10.1126/science.1117199
ISSN: 0036-8075
PubMed: 16210536
WoS: 000232477000045
Scopus: 2-s2.0-26444438139
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Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Terracciano, Antonio AU - Abdel Khalek, A.M. AU - Adam, N AU - Adamovova, L AU - Ahn, Chang-Kyu AU - Ahn, Hyun-nie AU - Alansari, B.M. AU - Alcalay, Lidia AU - Allik, Jueri AU - Angleitner, A AU - Avia, M.D. AU - Ayearst, L.E. AU - Barbaranelli, Claudio AU - Beer, A AU - Borg Cunen, M.A. AU - Bratko, Denis AU - Brunner-Sciarra, Marina AU - Budzinski, L AU - Camart, N AU - Dahourou, D AU - De Fruyt, Filip AU - de Lima, Margarida P. AU - del Pilar, GEH AU - Diener, E AU - Falzon, R. AU - Fernando, K AU - Fickova, Emilia AU - Fischer, R AU - Flores-Mendoza, C AU - Ghayur, MA AU - Gulgoz, Sami AU - Hagberg, B AU - Halberstadt, Jamin AU - Halim, M.S. AU - Hrebickova, Martina AU - Humrichouse, J AU - Jensen, HH AU - Jocić, DD AU - Jonsson, FH AU - Khoury, B AU - Klinkosz, Waldemar AU - Knežević, Goran AU - Lauri, MA AU - Leibovich, N AU - Martin, Thomas A. AU - Marušić, Iris AU - Mastor, Khairul Anwar AU - Matsumoto, D AU - McRorie, M AU - Meshcheriakov, B AU - Mortensen, EL AU - Munyae, M AU - Nagy, J AU - Nakazato, Katsuharu AU - Nansubuga, Florence AU - Oishi, S AU - Ojedokun, AO AU - Ostendorf, F AU - Paulhus, DL AU - Pelevin, S AU - Petot, JM AU - Podobnik, N AU - Porrata, Jose AU - Pramila, V.S. AU - Prentice, G AU - Realo, Anu AU - Reategui, Norma AU - Rolland, Jean-Pierre AU - Rossier, Jerome AU - Ruch, W AU - Rus, VS AU - Sánchez-Bernardos, M.L. AU - Schmidt, Vanina AU - Sciculna-Calleja, S AU - Sekowski, Andrzej AU - Shakespeare-Finch, Jane AU - Shimonaka, Yoshiko AU - Simonetti, Franco AU - Sineshaw, T AU - Siuta, Jerzy AU - Smith, Peter B. AU - Trapnell, PD AU - Trobst, K.K. AU - Wang, Lei AU - Yik, Michelle AU - Zupančić, A AU - McCrae, RR PY - 2005 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/515 AB - Most people hold beliefs about personality characteristics typical of members of their own and others' cultures. These perceptions of national character may be generalizations from personal experience, stereotypes with a "kernel of truth," or inaccurate stereotypes. We obtained national character ratings of 3989 people from 49 cultures and compared them with the average personality scores of culture members assessed by observer ratings and self-reports. National character ratings were reliable but did not converge with assessed traits. Perceptions of national character thus appear to be unfounded stereotypes that may serve the function of maintaining a national identity. PB - Amer Assoc Advancement Science, Washington T2 - Science T1 - National character does not reflect mean personality trait levels in 49 cultures EP - 100 IS - 5745 SP - 96 VL - 310 DO - 10.1126/science.1117199 ER -
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Terracciano, A., Abdel Khalek, A.M., Adam, N., Adamovova, L., Ahn, C., Ahn, H., Alansari, B.M., Alcalay, L., Allik, J., Angleitner, A., Avia, M.D., Ayearst, L.E., Barbaranelli, C., Beer, A., Borg Cunen, M.A., Bratko, D., Brunner-Sciarra, M., Budzinski, L., Camart, N., Dahourou, D., De Fruyt, F., de Lima, M. P., del Pilar, G., Diener, E., Falzon, R., Fernando, K., Fickova, E., Fischer, R., Flores-Mendoza, C., Ghayur, M., Gulgoz, S., Hagberg, B., Halberstadt, J., Halim, M.S., Hrebickova, M., Humrichouse, J., Jensen, H., Jocić, D., Jonsson, F., Khoury, B., Klinkosz, W., Knežević, G., Lauri, M., Leibovich, N., Martin, T. A., Marušić, I., Mastor, K. A., Matsumoto, D., McRorie, M., Meshcheriakov, B., Mortensen, E., Munyae, M., Nagy, J., Nakazato, K., Nansubuga, F., Oishi, S., Ojedokun, A., Ostendorf, F., Paulhus, D., Pelevin, S., Petot, J., Podobnik, N., Porrata, J., Pramila, V.S., Prentice, G., Realo, A., Reategui, N., Rolland, J., Rossier, J., Ruch, W., Rus, V., Sánchez-Bernardos, M.L., Schmidt, V., Sciculna-Calleja, S., Sekowski, A., Shakespeare-Finch, J., Shimonaka, Y., Simonetti, F., Sineshaw, T., Siuta, J., Smith, P. B., Trapnell, P., Trobst, K.K., Wang, L., Yik, M., Zupančić, A.,& McCrae, R.. (2005). National character does not reflect mean personality trait levels in 49 cultures. in Science Amer Assoc Advancement Science, Washington., 310(5745), 96-100. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1117199
Terracciano A, Abdel Khalek A, Adam N, Adamovova L, Ahn C, Ahn H, Alansari B, Alcalay L, Allik J, Angleitner A, Avia M, Ayearst L, Barbaranelli C, Beer A, Borg Cunen M, Bratko D, Brunner-Sciarra M, Budzinski L, Camart N, Dahourou D, De Fruyt F, de Lima MP, del Pilar G, Diener E, Falzon R, Fernando K, Fickova E, Fischer R, Flores-Mendoza C, Ghayur M, Gulgoz S, Hagberg B, Halberstadt J, Halim M, Hrebickova M, Humrichouse J, Jensen H, Jocić D, Jonsson F, Khoury B, Klinkosz W, Knežević G, Lauri M, Leibovich N, Martin TA, Marušić I, Mastor KA, Matsumoto D, McRorie M, Meshcheriakov B, Mortensen E, Munyae M, Nagy J, Nakazato K, Nansubuga F, Oishi S, Ojedokun A, Ostendorf F, Paulhus D, Pelevin S, Petot J, Podobnik N, Porrata J, Pramila V, Prentice G, Realo A, Reategui N, Rolland J, Rossier J, Ruch W, Rus V, Sánchez-Bernardos M, Schmidt V, Sciculna-Calleja S, Sekowski A, Shakespeare-Finch J, Shimonaka Y, Simonetti F, Sineshaw T, Siuta J, Smith PB, Trapnell P, Trobst K, Wang L, Yik M, Zupančić A, McCrae R. National character does not reflect mean personality trait levels in 49 cultures. in Science. 2005;310(5745):96-100. doi:10.1126/science.1117199 .
Terracciano, Antonio, Abdel Khalek, A.M., Adam, N, Adamovova, L, Ahn, Chang-Kyu, Ahn, Hyun-nie, Alansari, B.M., Alcalay, Lidia, Allik, Jueri, Angleitner, A, Avia, M.D., Ayearst, L.E., Barbaranelli, Claudio, Beer, A, Borg Cunen, M.A., Bratko, Denis, Brunner-Sciarra, Marina, Budzinski, L, Camart, N, Dahourou, D, De Fruyt, Filip, de Lima, Margarida P., del Pilar, GEH, Diener, E, Falzon, R., Fernando, K, Fickova, Emilia, Fischer, R, Flores-Mendoza, C, Ghayur, MA, Gulgoz, Sami, Hagberg, B, Halberstadt, Jamin, Halim, M.S., Hrebickova, Martina, Humrichouse, J, Jensen, HH, Jocić, DD, Jonsson, FH, Khoury, B, Klinkosz, Waldemar, Knežević, Goran, Lauri, MA, Leibovich, N, Martin, Thomas A., Marušić, Iris, Mastor, Khairul Anwar, Matsumoto, D, McRorie, M, Meshcheriakov, B, Mortensen, EL, Munyae, M, Nagy, J, Nakazato, Katsuharu, Nansubuga, Florence, Oishi, S, Ojedokun, AO, Ostendorf, F, Paulhus, DL, Pelevin, S, Petot, JM, Podobnik, N, Porrata, Jose, Pramila, V.S., Prentice, G, Realo, Anu, Reategui, Norma, Rolland, Jean-Pierre, Rossier, Jerome, Ruch, W, Rus, VS, Sánchez-Bernardos, M.L., Schmidt, Vanina, Sciculna-Calleja, S, Sekowski, Andrzej, Shakespeare-Finch, Jane, Shimonaka, Yoshiko, Simonetti, Franco, Sineshaw, T, Siuta, Jerzy, Smith, Peter B., Trapnell, PD, Trobst, K.K., Wang, Lei, Yik, Michelle, Zupančić, A, McCrae, RR, "National character does not reflect mean personality trait levels in 49 cultures" in Science, 310, no. 5745 (2005):96-100, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1117199 . .