National character does not reflect mean personality trait levels in 49 cultures
Antonio Terracciano,Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek,N. Ádám,L. Adamovová,C.-k. Ahn,H.-n. Ahn,B. M. Alansari,Lidia Alcalay,Jüri Allik,Alois Angleitner,María Dolores Avia,Lindsay E. Ayearst,Claudio Barbaranelli,Andrew Beer,M. A. Borg-Cunen,Denis Bratko,Marina Brunner-Sciarra,L. Budzinski,N. Camart,Donatien Dahourou,F. De Fruyt,M. I. P. de Lima,G. E. H. del Pilar,Ed Diener,Ruth Falzon,K. Fernando,Emília Ficková,Ronald Fischer,Carmen Flores-Mendoza,M. A. Ghayur,Sami Gülgöz,Bo Hagberg,Jamin Halberstadt,Magdalena S. Halim,Martina Hřebíčková,J. Humrichouse,Hans Henrik Jensen,D. D. Jocic,F. H. Jónsson,Brigitte Khoury,W. Klinkosz,Goran Knežević,Mary Anne Lauri,N. Leibovich,Thomas A. Martin,Iris Marušić,Khairul Anwar Mastor,David Matsumoto,Margaret McRorie,B. Meshcheriakov,Erik Lykke Mortensen,M. Munyae,János Nagy,Katsuharu Nakazato,Florence Nansubuga,Shigehiro Oishi,A. O. Ojedokun,Fritz Ostendorf,Delroy L. Paulhus,S. Pelevin,J.-M. Petot,N. Podobnik,Jose Porrata,V. S. Pramila,G. Prentice,Anu Realo,Norma Reátegui,Jean-Pierre Rolland,Jérôme Rossier,Willibald Ruch,Velko S. Rus,M.L. Sánchez-Bernardos,Vanina Schmidt,S. Sciculna-Calleja,A. Sekowski,Jane Shakespeare-Finch,Yoshiko Shimonaka,Franco Simonetti,Tilahun Sineshaw,Jerzy Siuta,Peter B. Smith,Paul D. Trapnell,K. K. Trobst,Lei Wang,Michelle Yik,A. Zupančič,Robert R. McCrae +86 more
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Perceptions of national character appear to be unfounded stereotypes that may serve the function of maintaining a national identity.Abstract:
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.read more
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