Social comparison orientation mediates the association between Hexaco and self‐presentation

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21392026
AutoresSıla Demir (0000-0002-6121-6046, Department of Psychology Antalya Bilim University Antalya Turkey, autor correspondente), Türker Özkan (0000-0002-5501-9257, Safety Research Unit, Department of Psychology Middle East Technical University Ankara Turkey), Başar Demir (0000-0002-5532-4681, Department of Psychology Akdeniz University Antalya Turkey)
Ano2022
Volume63
Fascículo4
Páginas405-414
Data de publicação2022-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoScandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sjop.12819
PMID35398894
OpenAlexW4223472405
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas65

Various researchers have investigated the personality correlates of defensive and assertive self‐presentation. Yet, only a few studies go beyond the direct relationships and examine the underlying mechanism. The current study examines whether the social comparison orientation (SCO) mediates the relationship between personality and self‐presentation. We also tested whether our proposed model is invariant across genders. We collected data from 496 individuals using the HEXACO personality inventory, the self‐presentation tactic scale, and Iowa–Netherlands SCO scale to test these hypotheses. The path analysis indicated that the partial mediation model provides the best fit to the data (root‐mean‐square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.08, comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.97, standardized root mean squared residual [SRMR] = 0.026). While honesty‐humility ( β = −0.43) had the strongest total effect on assertive self‐presentation, emotionality ( β = 0.34) had the strongest total effect on defensive self‐presentation among other HEXACO dimensions. Additionally, we conducted a multigroup path analysis to test the structural invariance, and the findings indicate that the relationships are invariant across women and men (Δ χ 2 [14] = 11.83, p = 0.61). These findings suggest that the association between personality and self‐presentation might not be straightforward. The findings are discussed in relation to facet and factor level associations among the variables, self‐presentation strategies, and gender roles

Association (psychology) · Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Facet (psychology) · Mediation · Path analysis (statistics) · Path coefficient · Personality · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology