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The Factor Structure of Greek Personality Adjectives

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ID6205737
AuthorsGerard Saucier (0000-0003-3262-0469, University of Oregon), Stelios Georgiade, Stelios Georgiades (McMaster University), Ioannis Tsaousis (0000-0002-3830-219X, University of the Aegean), Lewis R Goldberg (Oregon Research Institute)
Year2005
Volume88
Issue5
Pages856-875
Publication date2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.88.5.856
PMID15898880
OpenAlexW1986218432
LanguageEN
Citations received34
References cited47

Personality descriptors--3,302 adjectives--were extracted from a dictionary of the modern Greek language. Those terms with the highest frequency were administered to large samples in Greece to test the universality of the Big-Five dimensions of personality in comparison to alternative models. One- and 2-factor structures were the most stable across variable selections and subsamples and replicated such structures found in previous studies. Among models with more moderate levels of replication, recently proposed 6- and 7-lexical-factor models were approximately as well replicated as the Big Five. An emic 6-factor structure showed relative stability; these factors were labeled Negative-Valence/Honesty, Agreeableness/Positive Affect, Prowess/Heroism, Introversion/Melancholia, Even Temper, and Conscientiousness

Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Big Five personality traits and culture · Conscientiousness · Extraversion and introversion · Hierarchical structure of the Big Five · Personality · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year1,7
Citation span2006 - 2025 (20)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
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