Personality in nations

Variable Measurement Era SPSS code N Source
Acquiescence Revised NEO personality inventory* 2002 Acquiescence_2002 56 Schmitt 2007 table 5
Agreableness Revised NEO personality inventory* 1992-2002 Agreeableness_2000 36 McCrae 2002 table 3
2002 Agreableness_2002 56 Schmitt 2007 table 5
Anxiety Revised NEO personality inventory* 1992-2002 Anxiety_2000 36 McCrae 2002 table 3
- state anxiety Spiegelberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) assessed in 123 samples of various non-clinical adult populations in various nations 1970-2006 AnxietyState_1970_2006 28 Fischer & Boer 2011: 172
- trait anxiety 1970-2006 Anxietytrait_1970_2006 24
Anxiety at work Survey among IBM-employees. Single question: "How often do you feel nervous or tense at work" (1 = always, 5= never). 1965-69 AnxietyWork_1968 22 Lynn 1995 table 1 Data Hofstede (1980)
Authenticity Correlation between ratings on NEO personality inventory of self and observer 1992-2002 SimilarityRatings_Self-Observer_Personality_2000 29 Allik 2010 table 1
Difference between ratings on NEO subscale Positive Emotions by self and observer 1992-2002 SimilarityRatings_Self-Observer_PositiveEmotions_2002
Conscientiousness Revised NEO personality inventory* 1992-2002 Conscientiousness_2000 36 McCrae 2002 table 3
2002 Concientiousness_2002 56 Schmitt 2007 table 5
Extraversion Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, E-score 1980-90 Extraversion1_1985 35 Lynn 1995 table 1
Revised NEO personality inventory* 1992-2002 Extraversion2_2000 36 McCrae 2002 table 3
2002 Extraversion2_2002 56 Schmitt 2007 table 5
Hedonism Enjoyment of mundane pleasures 1996 Hedonism1_1996 8 Arise 1996 table 14
Guilt about mundane pleasures 1996 Hedonism2_1996 8 Arise 1996 table 15-27
Neuroticism Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, N-score 1980-90 Neuroticism1_1985 35 Lynn 1995 table 1
Revised NEO personality inventory* 1992-2002 Neuroticism2_2000 36 McCrae 2002 table 3
2002 Neurotisism2_2002 56 Schmitt 2007 table 5
200? Neuroticism200x 46 McCrae & Terraciano 2005 table 2
Openess Revised NEO personality inventory* 1992-2002 Openness_2000 36 McCrae 2002 table 3
2002 Openness_2002 56 Schmitt 2007 table 5
Optimism Percent of maximal positive score (POMP) on Scheier & Carver (1985) Life Orientation Scale (LOT) and variants. 1985-2005 Optimism_1985-2005 22 Fisher & Chalmers (2008) table 1
Psychoticism Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, P-score 1980-90 Psychoticism1_85 35 Lynn 1995 table 1
Revised NEO personality inventory* 1992-2002 Psychoticism2_2000 36 McCrae 2002 table 3
Self esteem

Rosenberg (1965) Self Esteem Scale, which involves the following 10 questions:
a: I feel that I am a person of worth, at least on an equal plane with others
b: I feel that I have a number of good qualities
c: All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure
d: I am able to do things as well as most other people
e: I feel I do not have much to be proud of
f: I take a positive attitude toward myself
g: On the whole, I am satisfied with myself
h: I wish I could have more respect for myself
i: I certainly feel useless at times
j: At times I think I am no good at all
Rated: Strong disagree (1) to strongly agree (4)

2002 SelfEsteem_2002 53 Schmidt & Alik 2005 table 4

Modal personality in nation, also referred to as 'National Character'.
All studies based on non-probability samples, mostly among college students

* The Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) assesses 30 specific traits that define five basic factors of personality (Big Five). Means are standardized to the age and gender composition of the USA

Related variables:
 Related topics:
Mental health
 Related themes:
Personality
Values

States of Nations is an inventory of country characteristics. It is part of the World Database of Happiness

Keywords added: Cross-national, Modal personality, National character, Habits