Early Predictors of Alpha and Beta Personality Factors in Adulthood

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Journal of Individual Differences Pub Date : 2022-08-10 DOI:10.1027/1614-0001/a000377

A. Furnham, Helen Cheng

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Abstract. This study examined the predictors of two higher factors of personality (Alpha and Beta) using a large nationally representative sample. In total, we had 5,476 participants data on family social status measured at birth, childhood intelligence ability assessed at age 11 years, behavioral problems and leisure activities (sports and parties) at age 16 years, psychological distress at age 23 years, optimism and educational qualifications at age 33 years, occupational prestige at age 42 years, and Big Five personality measured at age 50 years. We combined Big Five scores into Alpha and Beta factors. Correlational analysis showed that childhood intelligence, teenager behavioral problems and leisure activities, psychological distress, optimism, educational qualifications, and occupational prestige were all significant correlates of the Alpha and Beta factors. Structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that childhood intelligence, teenage behavioral problems, education and occupation as well as optimism were the direct predictors of the latent Alpha factor; and that childhood intelligence, education and occupation, psychological distress, and optimism were the direct predictors of the latent Beta factor. Gender was significantly associated with both Alpha and Beta factors. Implications and limitations are acknowledged.

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成年期α和β人格因素的早期预测因子

摘要这项研究使用了一个具有全国代表性的大样本，检验了两个较高的人格因素(Alpha和Beta)的预测因子。我们总共收集了5476名参与者的数据，包括出生时的家庭社会地位，11岁时的儿童智力能力，16岁时的行为问题和休闲活动(体育和派对)，23岁时的心理困扰，33岁时的乐观和教育资格，42岁时的职业声望，以及50岁时的大五人格。我们将大五分合并为Alpha和Beta因子。相关分析显示，儿童智力、青少年行为问题与休闲活动、心理困扰、乐观、学历、职业声望与α因子和β因子均显著相关。结构方程模型(SEM)显示，童年智力、青少年行为问题、教育和职业以及乐观情绪是潜在α因子的直接预测因子;儿童智力、教育和职业、心理困扰和乐观是潜在β因子的直接预测因子。性别与α和β因子显著相关。影响和限制是公认的。

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Journal of Individual Differences PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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期刊介绍： Researchers, teachers, and students interested in all areas of individual differences (e.g., gender, temperament, personality, intelligence) and their assessment in human and animal research will find the Journal of Individual Differences useful. The Journal of Individual Differences publishes manuscripts dealing with individual differences in behavior, emotion, cognition, and their developmental aspects. This includes human as well as animal research. The Journal of Individual Differences is conceptualized to bring together researchers working in different areas ranging from, for example, molecular genetics to theories of complex behavior.