{"title":"Fibbing friends: self and friend perceptions of honesty and honesty-adjacent characteristics","authors":"Hyewon Yang, Aislinn E. Low, William J. Chopik","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104612","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104612","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Using round-robin data from 193 friendship quads, we investigated consensus and bias in honesty and honesty-related (i.e., honesty-humility) judgments among friends. Participants rated themselves and each friend on three direct honesty scales and the honesty-humility trait scale. Social Relations Model analyses showed low consensus for honesty and honesty-humility relative to the Big Five traits, indicating limited agreement among friends on who is honest. Perceiver and relationship variance explained most variance: perceiver variance (e.g., generally rating people as similarly [un]sincere) explained more of the honesty-humility ratings and relationship variance (originating from the dyad’s unique relationships) explained more of the direct honesty measures. Self-other agreement was low across measures, whereas assumed similarity was high. Implications for honesty and friendship research are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 104612"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143903683","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}
Theresa Leyens , Patrick Mussel , Johannes Hewig , Joeri Hofmans
{"title":"Evaluating the predictive validity of behavioral signatures in situational judgment tests","authors":"Theresa Leyens , Patrick Mussel , Johannes Hewig , Joeri Hofmans","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104604","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104604","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study assesses behavioral signatures (Mischel & Shoda, 1995) in Situational Judgment Tests (SJTs), which provide the opportunity to not only capture individuals’ average behavior but also evaluate their patterns of behavioral fluctuations across SJT items (i.e., “behavioral signatures”). We tested the idea that these behavioral signatures enhance the prediction of future behavior beyond mean level scores. Data were collected from 255 participants who completed a 110-item SJT, consisting of 22 items for a facet of each Big Five dimension respectively. Our findings suggest that, indeed, behavioral signatures of Openness to ideas (a facet of Openness to experience) explain unique variance in the prediction of final secondary grades in Math and German, as well as GPA.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 104604"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143863356","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":"Measuring personality Traits:Simulations Exploring (Mis)Alignment between methods and measurands","authors":"Patrick K. Durkee","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104601","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104601","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Measuring personality traits requires that measurement methods align with intended measurands. There are two broad classes of personality trait measurands: 1) differences in <em>patterns</em> of behavior; and 2) differences in the underlying psychological <em>generators</em> of behavioral patterns. It is often unclear which of these potential measurands is the focus of a given research study, hindering evaluation of measure-measurand alignment. It is also unclear how well common measurement approaches can be expected to recover different measurands. To evaluate personality measure-measurand (mis)alignment, this study employs simulations examining the ability of different measurement approaches to recover different personality measurands. The simulations highlight challenges in capturing personality trait measurands and offer insight into assumptions researchers must explicate to bolster personality measure-measurand alignment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 104601"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143739997","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}
Eleanor J. Junkins , D.A. Briley , Brian G. Ogolsky , Jaime Derringer
{"title":"Registered Report Stage II: Does personality vary by relationship power? An investigation of satisfaction in diverse romantic partnerships","authors":"Eleanor J. Junkins , D.A. Briley , Brian G. Ogolsky , Jaime Derringer","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104597","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104597","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Power dynamics are intrinsic to interpersonal interactions. Historically, researchers studied romantic relationship power dynamics in the context of man-woman dyads, potentially confounding gender and power effects. We examined the associations among relationship satisfaction, relationship power, and individual characteristics, including dimensional assessments of gender expression and other personality and sociodemographic characteristics. We performed secondary analyses in a dataset (<em>N</em> = 1,750) that was diverse with respect to gender identity, sexual orientation, and relationship structure. Using complementary nonparametric statistical approaches for interactions and multilevel group analysis, we estimated the extent to which associations among key relationship features and personal characteristics vary and account for effects within- versus between-groups. Despite negligible average estimates of moderation of associations between personality traits and relationship satisfaction by relationship power, moderation was more pronounced for certain groups at certain levels of relationship power. When looking at intersectional participant groupings, there was more variation in the association with relationship satisfaction between-groups when based on identity (gender, relationship-type, SGM, assigned sex at birth) than resource indicators (age, education, leadership, SES). The findings demonstrate that person characteristics play a complex role in romantic relationships. Nonlinear models allowing composite consideration of multiple identities and sociodemographic characteristics can reveal nuanced boundaries on associations between personality, relationship power, and relationship satisfaction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 104597"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143829602","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":"Modeling and interpretation of personality and individual differences constructs","authors":"Emorie D. Beck, Mijke Rhemtulla","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104608","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104608","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 104608"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144114964","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}
Sean P. Mackinnon , Sean M. Alexander , Ren Chen , Robert A. Cribbie , Gordon L. Flett , Taylor G. Hill
{"title":"Perfectionism, anxiety sensitivity, and statistics anxiety: A test of the vulnerability-stress model using a 2-wave longitudinal study","authors":"Sean P. Mackinnon , Sean M. Alexander , Ren Chen , Robert A. Cribbie , Gordon L. Flett , Taylor G. Hill","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104611","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104611","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We predicted that low statistics grades, anxiety sensitivity, and trait perfectionism would be associated with increased statistics anxiety and worsened statistics attitudes. We also expected a grades by personality interaction, consistent with the vulnerability-stress model. Participants included 423 students currently taking a statistics class. We used a two-wave longitudinal design using self-reported online surveys at the beginning of term and after final grades were released. Grades were self-reported letter grades in statistics classes. Grades predicted increased statistics anxiety and worsened attitudes. Anxiety sensitivity predicted increased statistics anxiety. Self-critical perfectionism positively predicted statistics anxiety, but not attitudes. Rigid perfectionism was not significantly associated with either outcome. No interaction effects were statistically significant, failing to support the vulnerability-stress model.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 104611"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143917663","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}
Gabriel Bernardes, Beatriz Bozza, Marina Motta, Paulo Mattos, Ronald Fischer
{"title":"Semantic meaning means a lot: Exploring the role of semantics in the development of a Big Five taxonomy","authors":"Gabriel Bernardes, Beatriz Bozza, Marina Motta, Paulo Mattos, Ronald Fischer","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2024.104570","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2024.104570","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Developing a Big Five adjective taxonomy in Brazilian Portuguese, we explored the effects of linguistic properties in our classification processes. The first two studies implement top-down (expert ratings) and bottom-up (self-ratings from a community sample; N = 500) strategies for taxonomy classification and validation. We identified a clear five-factor structure with 171 adjectives supporting the Big Five. Study 3 correlated frequency of use and the semantic dimensions of valence, arousal, and dominance to Big Five measures for each adjective. We found weak effects of frequency, but systematic effects of semantic dimensions with expert ratings and component loadings, that were congruent with differences and overlaps between the five traits. We discuss the potential role of linguistic effects on personality structure and assessment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104570"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143142407","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":"Adverse and positive childhood experiences and their associations with dark personality traits","authors":"George Van Doorn , Jacob Dye , Robert Teese","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104583","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104583","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are linked to<!--> <!-->psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism, while positive parenting practices<!--> <!-->correlate with<!--> <!-->narcissism.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>We investigated whether ACEs and Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) predict Dark Tetrad traits, and whether PCEs moderate these relationships.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and Setting</h3><div>A total of 931 participants (283 men, 632 women,<!--> <!-->16 non-binary;<!--> <em>M<sub>age</sub></em> = 35.72 years,<!--> <em>SD</em> = 12.52) completed an online survey.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Participants completed<!--> <!-->the NPI, SRP-III, Mach-IV, SIS,<!--> <!-->CES-17, and the BCES.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>ACEs predicted<!--> <!-->psychopathy, narcissism, and sadism, while PCEs were positively associated with<!--> <!-->narcissism. PCEs<!--> <!-->moderated the relationships between ACEs and (a) psychopathy,<!--> <!-->and (b)<!--> <!-->sadism.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The findings highlight<!--> <!-->the protective role PCEs<!--> <!-->play in the development of certain Dark Tetrad traits.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104583"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143142404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dark tetrad traits in politicians and voter behavior: Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election","authors":"Monika Prusik","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2024.104568","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2024.104568","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While the erosion of democracy is often tied to specific political figures, not many studies have examined how perceived aversive personality traits in politicians relate to voter behavior. In our study (<em>N</em> = 456), we investigated how dark tetrad traits (DTTs) − subclinical Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism − observed in presidential candidates Biden and Trump related to potential voters’ willingness to support them. Both candidates were perceived as exhibiting significant DTT levels, except Biden showed average everyday sadism. Trump was seen as higher on most DTTs compared to Biden, except for Machiavellianism. Trump was predominantly characterized as narcissistic, sadistic, psychopathic, and Machiavellian, while Biden was viewed as mostly Machiavellian, narcissistic, and psychopathic. Perceptions correlated with political orientation, showing ingroup favoritism. Democrats attributed dark triad traits—especially narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism—more to Trump than Biden, whereas Republicans viewed them more homogeneously. Importantly, DTT attributions associated with voting willingness accounted for substantial variance. However, this relationship was nuanced: political favoritism impacted results, with e.g. Trump’s narcissism increasing Republican’s but decreasing Democrat’s voting intention towards him; trait severity mattered, with lighter narcissism and Machiavellianism more accepted than darker psychopathy and sadism; asymmetry existed, with Biden’s narcissism viewed positively regardless of political orientation but in Trump’s case it did not; and an opponent effect occurred where DTTs mattered more as seen in un unfavored candidate. The modified SD4 scale proved psychometrically sound for measuring politician DTTs. The findings underscore the importance of investigating such traits in politicians, especially during 2024—a global election year.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104568"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143142405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Decoding genius: Big data insights into the evolution of genius personalities","authors":"Liang Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104580","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104580","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research investigates the depiction of the Big Five personality traits in geniuses using a dataset comprising millions of English-language books published from 1800 to 2019. This analysis uncovers significant historical shifts in the traits attributed to geniuses, particularly a persistent emphasis on openness and a decrease in mentions of extraversion. Word frequency analysis shows that geniuses are often described as more extraverted, open, and neurotic, but less agreeable and conscientious compared to the general population, challenging traditional stereotypes of high intellectual and creative abilities and shedding light on the “mad genius” stereotype. This study illuminates the changing perceptions of genius, highlighting how these transformations mirror broader cultural and historical shifts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48406,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Personality","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104580"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143142406","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}