Age trajectories for personality traits are known to be similar across cultures. To address whether stereotypes of age groups reflect these age-related changes in personality, we asked participants in 26 countries (N = 3,323) to rate typical adolescents, adults, and old persons in their own country. Raters across nations tended to share similar beliefs about different age groups; adolescents were seen as impulsive, rebellious, undisciplined, preferring excitement and novelty, whereas old people were consistently considered lower on impulsivity, activity, antagonism, and Openness. These consensual age group stereotypes correlated strongly with published age differences on the five major dimensions of personality and most of 30 specific traits, using as criteria of accuracy both self-reports and observer ratings, different survey methodologies, and data from up to 50 nations. However, personal stereotypes were considerably less accurate, and consensual stereotypes tended to exaggerate di...fferences across age groups.
Keywords:
stereotypes / personality perception / five factor model / cross-cultural / aging
Source:
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2012, 103, 6, 1050-1066
Publisher:
Amer Psychological Assoc, Washington
Funding / projects:
Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging [ZIA AG000180-25, ZIA AG000180-26, Z99 AG999999]
Ministry of Education and Science Grant SF0180029s08
TY - JOUR
AU - Chan, Wayne
AU - McCrae, Robert R.
AU - De Fruyt, Filip
AU - Jussim, Lee
AU - Loeckenhoff, Corinna E.
AU - De Bolle, Marleen
AU - Costa, Paul T., Jr.
AU - Sutin, Angelina R.
AU - Realo, Anu
AU - Allik, Jueri
AU - Nakazato, Katsuharu
AU - Shimonaka, Yoshiko
AU - Hrebickova, Martina
AU - Graf, Sylvie
AU - Yik, Michelle
AU - Brunner-Sciarra, Marina
AU - de Figueora, Nora Leibovich
AU - Schmidt, Vanina
AU - Ahn, Chang-Kyu
AU - Ahn, Hyun-nie
AU - Aguilar-Vafaie, Maria E.
AU - Siuta, Jerzy
AU - Szmigielska, Barbara
AU - Cain, Thomas R.
AU - Crawford, Janet T.
AU - Mastor, Khairul Anwar
AU - Rolland, Jean-Pierre
AU - Nansubuga, Florence
AU - Miramontez, Daniel R.
AU - Benet-Martinez, Veronica
AU - Rossier, Jerome
AU - Bratko, Denis
AU - Marušić, Iris
AU - Halberstadt, Jamin
AU - Yamaguchi, Mami
AU - Knežević, Goran
AU - Martin, Thomas A.
AU - Gheorghiu, Mirona
AU - Smith, Peter B.
AU - Barbaranelli, Claudio
AU - Wang, Lei
AU - Shakespeare-Finch, Jane
AU - Lima, Margarida P.
AU - Klinkosz, Waldemar
AU - Sekowski, Andrzej
AU - Alcalay, Lidia
AU - Simonetti, Franco
AU - Avdeyeva, Tatyana V.
AU - Pramila, V.S.
AU - Terracciano, Antonio
PY - 2012
UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1448
AB - Age trajectories for personality traits are known to be similar across cultures. To address whether stereotypes of age groups reflect these age-related changes in personality, we asked participants in 26 countries (N = 3,323) to rate typical adolescents, adults, and old persons in their own country. Raters across nations tended to share similar beliefs about different age groups; adolescents were seen as impulsive, rebellious, undisciplined, preferring excitement and novelty, whereas old people were consistently considered lower on impulsivity, activity, antagonism, and Openness. These consensual age group stereotypes correlated strongly with published age differences on the five major dimensions of personality and most of 30 specific traits, using as criteria of accuracy both self-reports and observer ratings, different survey methodologies, and data from up to 50 nations. However, personal stereotypes were considerably less accurate, and consensual stereotypes tended to exaggerate differences across age groups.
PB - Amer Psychological Assoc, Washington
T2 - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
T1 - Stereotypes of Age Differences in Personality Traits: Universal and Accurate?
EP - 1066
IS - 6
SP - 1050
VL - 103
DO - 10.1037/a0029712
ER -
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abstract = "Age trajectories for personality traits are known to be similar across cultures. To address whether stereotypes of age groups reflect these age-related changes in personality, we asked participants in 26 countries (N = 3,323) to rate typical adolescents, adults, and old persons in their own country. Raters across nations tended to share similar beliefs about different age groups; adolescents were seen as impulsive, rebellious, undisciplined, preferring excitement and novelty, whereas old people were consistently considered lower on impulsivity, activity, antagonism, and Openness. These consensual age group stereotypes correlated strongly with published age differences on the five major dimensions of personality and most of 30 specific traits, using as criteria of accuracy both self-reports and observer ratings, different survey methodologies, and data from up to 50 nations. However, personal stereotypes were considerably less accurate, and consensual stereotypes tended to exaggerate differences across age groups.",
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Chan, W., McCrae, R. R., De Fruyt, F., Jussim, L., Loeckenhoff, C. E., De Bolle, M., Costa, P. T., Jr., Sutin, A. R., Realo, A., Allik, J., Nakazato, K., Shimonaka, Y., Hrebickova, M., Graf, S., Yik, M., Brunner-Sciarra, M., de Figueora, N. L., Schmidt, V., Ahn, C., Ahn, H., Aguilar-Vafaie, M. E., Siuta, J., Szmigielska, B., Cain, T. R., Crawford, J. T., Mastor, K. A., Rolland, J., Nansubuga, F., Miramontez, D. R., Benet-Martinez, V., Rossier, J., Bratko, D., Marušić, I., Halberstadt, J., Yamaguchi, M., Knežević, G., Martin, T. A., Gheorghiu, M., Smith, P. B., Barbaranelli, C., Wang, L., Shakespeare-Finch, J., Lima, M. P., Klinkosz, W., Sekowski, A., Alcalay, L., Simonetti, F., Avdeyeva, T. V., Pramila, V.S.,& Terracciano, A.. (2012). Stereotypes of Age Differences in Personality Traits: Universal and Accurate?. in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Amer Psychological Assoc, Washington., 103(6), 1050-1066.
https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029712
Chan W, McCrae RR, De Fruyt F, Jussim L, Loeckenhoff CE, De Bolle M, Costa PTJ, Sutin AR, Realo A, Allik J, Nakazato K, Shimonaka Y, Hrebickova M, Graf S, Yik M, Brunner-Sciarra M, de Figueora NL, Schmidt V, Ahn C, Ahn H, Aguilar-Vafaie ME, Siuta J, Szmigielska B, Cain TR, Crawford JT, Mastor KA, Rolland J, Nansubuga F, Miramontez DR, Benet-Martinez V, Rossier J, Bratko D, Marušić I, Halberstadt J, Yamaguchi M, Knežević G, Martin TA, Gheorghiu M, Smith PB, Barbaranelli C, Wang L, Shakespeare-Finch J, Lima MP, Klinkosz W, Sekowski A, Alcalay L, Simonetti F, Avdeyeva TV, Pramila V, Terracciano A. Stereotypes of Age Differences in Personality Traits: Universal and Accurate?. in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2012;103(6):1050-1066.
doi:10.1037/a0029712 .
Chan, Wayne, McCrae, Robert R., De Fruyt, Filip, Jussim, Lee, Loeckenhoff, Corinna E., De Bolle, Marleen, Costa, Paul T., Jr., Sutin, Angelina R., Realo, Anu, Allik, Jueri, Nakazato, Katsuharu, Shimonaka, Yoshiko, Hrebickova, Martina, Graf, Sylvie, Yik, Michelle, Brunner-Sciarra, Marina, de Figueora, Nora Leibovich, Schmidt, Vanina, Ahn, Chang-Kyu, Ahn, Hyun-nie, Aguilar-Vafaie, Maria E., Siuta, Jerzy, Szmigielska, Barbara, Cain, Thomas R., Crawford, Janet T., Mastor, Khairul Anwar, Rolland, Jean-Pierre, Nansubuga, Florence, Miramontez, Daniel R., Benet-Martinez, Veronica, Rossier, Jerome, Bratko, Denis, Marušić, Iris, Halberstadt, Jamin, Yamaguchi, Mami, Knežević, Goran, Martin, Thomas A., Gheorghiu, Mirona, Smith, Peter B., Barbaranelli, Claudio, Wang, Lei, Shakespeare-Finch, Jane, Lima, Margarida P., Klinkosz, Waldemar, Sekowski, Andrzej, Alcalay, Lidia, Simonetti, Franco, Avdeyeva, Tatyana V., Pramila, V.S., Terracciano, Antonio, "Stereotypes of Age Differences in Personality Traits: Universal and Accurate?" in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103, no. 6 (2012):1050-1066,
https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029712 . .
