Independent Effects of Personality and Sex on Self-Estimated Intelligence

Evidence from Austria

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13670737
AutoresStefan Stieger (0000-0002-7784-6624, University of Vienna, autor de correspondencia), Cornelia K Kastner, Martin Voracek (0000-0001-6109-6155), Sophie Von Stumm (0000-0002-0447-5471), Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas Chamorro‐premuzic, A Furnham (0000-0001-7545-8532, Department of Psychology, University College London)
Año2010
Volumen107
Número2
Páginas553-563
Fecha de publicación2010-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/04.07.09.pr0.107.5.553-563
PMID21117482
OpenAlexW2015362517
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas32

The effects of sex and personality traits on self-estimates of intelligence were examined in a sample of 302 Austrian adults (143 men, 159 women). Confirming previous research, men had higher self-estimates of logical and spatial abilities than did women, and these differences were partly explained in terms of women's higher Neuroticism scores. Neuroticism (negatively) and Openness (positively) accounted significantly for variances in self-estimates of spatial and logical intelligence. However, sex had stronger direct and indirect effects on self-estimates of intelligence. Sex and personality effects appear to be largely independent. Thus, being male, emotionally stable, and open to new experiences is likely to result in higher self-estimates of spatial and logical abilities

Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Neuroticism · Openness to experience · Personality · Sample (material · Clinical Psychology · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology