{"title":"Applying game theory and interpersonal circumplex models to evaluations of outcomes of dyadic disagreements","authors":"Kenneth D. Locke","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104691","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104691","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Two studies integrated personality and game theory models to elucidate how people approach disagreements. Four potential outcomes of dyadic disagreements are Yielding (only self makes concessions), Dominating (only partner makes concessions), Compromising (both make concessions), and Clashing (neither makes concessions). Participants (<em>N</em> = 725) evaluated each outcome’s expected payoff in hypothetical disagreements from the <em>Evaluations of Disagreement Outcomes Scales</em> and real disagreements from their everyday lives. They also completed interpersonal circumplex measures of values and problems. More communal and less agentic values or problems—that prioritize mutuality and harmony over gaining advantage—predicted evaluating compromising and yielding more positively and clashing more negatively. Evolutionary game theory simulations showed how these interpersonal and evaluative dispositions can dynamically shape the outcomes of disagreement interactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"121 ","pages":"Article 104691"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145886103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Temporal mood dynamics and individual heterogeneity: a computational framework for human-environment affective dynamics","authors":"Senqi Yang , Gamze Dane , Theo Arentze","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2026.104703","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2026.104703","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Affective states during environmental experiences are dynamic, yet often studied as static outcomes. This study develops a computational framework to model mood evolution in human-environment interactions while accounting for individual heterogeneity. In an experiment with 213 adults viewing simulated urban walking environments, we applied a nonlinear mood updating model and latent class modeling to examine temporal dynamics along the Pleasure–Arousal–Dominance dimensions. Results indicated moderately stable updating for pleasure, limited change for arousal, and comparatively higher reactivity for dominance. Baseline mood remained the strongest predictor of final mood states, while personality traits, gender, and environmental familiarity accounted for additional individual differences. These findings advance understanding of context-dependent affective dynamics and their links to personal characteristics in everyday environmental experiences.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"121 ","pages":"Article 104703"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145928004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Margarida Baltazar, Iballa Burunat, Suvi Saarikallio
{"title":"The emotional complexity of musical experiences: Cultural and individual factors","authors":"Margarida Baltazar, Iballa Burunat, Suvi Saarikallio","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104693","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104693","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigated emotional complexity (i.e., co-occurrence of positive and negative emotions) in musical experiences and its shaping by personality, age, cultural orientation, and music’s functionality. Participants (<em>N</em> = 2137) from 84 countries provided one musical piece, rated induced emotions, and reported frequency of music functions. Emotional complexity was positively predicted by vertical (i.e., hierarchical) individualism and the functions of diversion, identity, memories, and feeling the music’s emotions, whereas it was negatively predicted by age, conscientiousness, emotional stability, horizontal (i.e., egalitarian) individualism, and the function of self-regulation. Crucially, the effect of individualism was fully explained by musical functions, while partial mediations were found in the case of age and emotional stability. Results highlight the relevance of music’s functions in understanding the emotional experience.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"121 ","pages":"Article 104693"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145852481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Madison N. Sewell , Christopher M. Napolitano , Hee Jun Yoon , Christopher J. Soto , Brent W. Roberts
{"title":"Experiental features of volunteering predict changes in college students’ social, emotional, and behavioral skills","authors":"Madison N. Sewell , Christopher M. Napolitano , Hee Jun Yoon , Christopher J. Soto , Brent W. Roberts","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2026.104705","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2026.104705","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Using an exploratory quasi-experimental design, the present research investigated SEB skills as an antecedent and consequence of volunteering in a sample of college students who were either actively volunteering (<em>N</em> = 169) or not (<em>N</em> = 286). Results indicated that more skilled students participated in volunteering, but volunteering, in general, did not predict positive SEB skill change. However, participants who reported interacting with others while volunteering experienced growth in socially relevant skills. Participants who reported positive subjective evaluations of volunteering also experienced growth in several SEB skills. These findings suggest that domain relevant actions, as well as subjective experiences of engaging in those actions, may be critical for positive SEB skill development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"121 ","pages":"Article 104705"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146038555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Narcissistic admiration boosts, rivalry harms optimism: the moderating role of individualism-collectivism across 57 societies","authors":"Jiayi Ma , Zhiyu Liu , Wang Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2026.104708","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2026.104708","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Optimism is a key component of psychological adjustment, and understanding its personality foundations is essential for explaining individual differences in future-oriented expectations across societies. Drawing on the distinction between narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry, we examined how these two forms of narcissism relate to optimism across 51,070 participants from 57 societies. Multilevel analyses showed that admiration was linked to higher optimism, whereas rivalry was linked to lower optimism. These associations were moderated by individualism–collectivism: in more individualistic societies, both the positive association between admiration and optimism and the negative association between rivalry and optimism were stronger than in more collectivistic societies. Our findings highlight that the implications of narcissistic tendencies for future expectations depend on cultural context.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"121 ","pages":"Article 104708"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146189162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jüri Allik , Samuel J. Henry , Reinout E. de Vries
{"title":"The effects of specific and common variance on test–retest and self-other correlations: Another perspective on personality nuances","authors":"Jüri Allik , Samuel J. Henry , Reinout E. de Vries","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2026.104704","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2026.104704","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To explain why the test–retest correlation of a personality measure can exceed its internal reliability, <span><span>McCrae (2015)</span></span> proposed that specific variance provides additional reliable information beyond common variance, which he termed personality nuances. Although the definition of nuances as specific variance was later replaced by narrow personality traits measured using a few items, this study laid the foundation for the personality nuances research field. After analyzing the shortcomings of the method of residuals and returning to statistically sound definitions of common and specific variance, we found that the common variance in the facet subscales was nearly double that of the specific variance. At the domain level, the proportion of common variance’s impact was up to nine times greater than that of specific variance, as indicated by their Cronbach alphas. Nevertheless, the specific variance had a much more significant impact on the strength of test–retest correlations and self-other agreement. Therefore, specific variance can be seen as a fundamental unit of personality and its assessment, despite test constructors’ efforts to maximize the amount of common variance in their scales.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"121 ","pages":"Article 104704"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145928005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Risk and prosociality: how personality predicts giving behavior under risk","authors":"Yijin He , Lu Cheng , Yulin Tan , Qingguo Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2026.104707","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2026.104707","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Decisions involving resources sharing often entail risks to allocational consequences. Across two studies (N = 612), we explored how risk about behavioral outcomes influenced prosocial decision-making and how personality traits contributed to individual differences in prosocial behaviors under risk. Results revealed that risk significantly altered behavioral patterns depending on who bears the risk (decider, recipient, or both). Relative weight analyses consistently identified Honesty-Humility, Guilt proneness, and Risk tolerance as key predictors of giving behaviors across conditions. While prosociality-related traits maintained primary influence even under risk, Risk tolerance played an increasingly important role in risky contexts. These findings demonstrate the fragility and resilience of prosociality under uncertainty and highlight the importance of considering risk factors when understanding and promoting prosocial behavior.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"121 ","pages":"Article 104707"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146189163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patiently waiting: The role of trait patience during stressful waiting periods","authors":"Kate Sweeny , Sarah A. Schnitker","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104681","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104681","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This investigation tests whether people higher in trait patience navigate stressful waiting periods with greater emotional well-being and less maladaptive coping. In one exploratory study (<em>N</em> = 799) and three conceptual replications (<em>N</em>s = 217, 410, 411), undergraduates completed a baseline survey assessing trait patience before entering a laboratory paradigm where they experienced uncertainty while awaiting feedback on their intelligence (Study 1), social skills (Study 2), health risk (Study 3), and attractiveness (Study 4). Participants completed measures of worry, positive and negative emotion, distraction, and suppression during the wait. Mini <em>meta</em>-analysis findings show that patient people worry less and feel less negative and more positive emotion when waiting for personally-relevant news, while avoiding the relatively maladaptive coping strategies of distraction and suppression, with the strongest associations emerging for positive emotion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"120 ","pages":"Article 104681"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145616717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noam S. Keshet , Shaul Oreg , Yair Berson , Marcella A.M.G. Hoogeboom , Reinout E. de Vries
{"title":"Basic dimensions of leader personality: a lexical study in Hebrew","authors":"Noam S. Keshet , Shaul Oreg , Yair Berson , Marcella A.M.G. Hoogeboom , Reinout E. de Vries","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104679","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104679","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Traditional trait-based leadership research relies on generic personality models, overlooking the context-specific nature of personality. We used the lexical approach to develop a leadership-focused personality taxonomy. We identified 199 adjectives for describing leaders (Study 1) and factor analyzed leaders’ (Study 2, <em>N</em> = 402) and followers’ (Study 3, <em>N</em> = 421) ratings of these adjectives. Analyses revealed five dimensions shared across groups, closely related to, yet distinct from the Big Five and HEXACO factors: Energy, Psychopathy, Organization, Irritability, and Intellect. Two follower-specific dimensions—Supportiveness and Weakness—also emerged. Relationships with the Big Five, HEXACO, and leadership criteria supported construct and concurrent validity. Study 4 replicated the structure in samples of military (<em>N</em> = 226) and religious (<em>N</em> = 202) leaders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"120 ","pages":"Article 104679"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145555350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating corroboration on the Stress-Related Growth Scale-Revised among romantic partners☆☆","authors":"Jamieson Nathan , Adriel Boals , Eranda Jayawickreme","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104692","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104692","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The construct validity of self-reports of perceived posttraumatic growth (PTG) has been questioned in recent years. One response has been to modify standard assessments to improve their validity. The Stress-Related Growth Scale-Revised (SRGS-R) employs a bidirectional response scale to reduce wording biases and demand characteristics inherent in conventional PTG measures. This study examined its construct validity using agreement between self and informant ratings in 184 romantic couples. Results showed moderate trait-level agreement, consistent with preregistered expectations. Convergence modestly exceeded prior studies of PTG, though the difference should be interpreted with caution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"120 ","pages":"Article 104692"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145839317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}