What Do Cross-National Comparisons of Personality Traits Tell Us?
@article{Heine2008WhatDC, title={What Do Cross-National Comparisons of Personality Traits Tell Us?}, author={Steven J. Heine and Emma E. Buchtel and Ara Norenzayan}, journal={Psychological Science}, year={2008}, volume={19}, pages={309 - 313} }
Much research contrasts self-reported personality traits across cultures. We submit that this enterprise is weakened by significant methodological problems (in particular, the reference-group effect) that undermine the validity of national averages of personality scores. In this study, behavioral and demographic predictors of conscientiousness were correlated with different cross-national measures of conscientiousness based on self-reports, peer reports, and perceptions of national character…
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