TY - JOUR
T1 - Stereotypes of Age Differences in Personality Traits: Universal and Accurate?
AU - Chan, Wayne
AU - McCrae, Robert R.
AU - De Fruyt, Filip
AU - Jussim, Lee
AU - Löckenhoff, Corinna E.
AU - De Bolle, Marleen
AU - Costa, Paul T.
AU - Sutin, Angelina R.
AU - Realo, Anu
AU - Allik, Jüri
AU - Nakazato, Katsuharu
AU - Shimonaka, Yoshiko
AU - Hřebíčková , Martina
AU - Kourilova, Sylvie
AU - Yik, Michelle
AU - Ficková, Emília
AU - Brunner-Sciarra, Marina
AU - Leibovich de Figueora , Nora
AU - Schmidt, Vanina
AU - Ahn, Chang-kyu
AU - Ahn, Hyun-nie
AU - Aguilar-Vafaie, Maria E.
AU - Siuta , Jerzy
AU - Szmigielska, Barbara
AU - Cain, Thomas R.
AU - Crawford, Jarret T.
AU - Mastor, Khairul Anwar
AU - Rolland, Jean-Pierre
AU - Nansubuga, Florence
AU - Miramontez, Daniel R.
AU - Benet-Martínez, Veronica
AU - Rossier, Jérôme
AU - Bratko, Denis
AU - Marušić, Iris
AU - Halberstadt , Jamin
AU - Yamaguchi, Mami
AU - Knežević, Goran
AU - Martin, Thomas A.
AU - Gheorghiu, Mirona
AU - Smith, Peter B.
AU - Barbaranelli, Claduio
AU - Wang, Lei
AU - Shakespeare-Finch, Jane
AU - Lima, Margarida P.
AU - Klinkosz , Waldemar
AU - Sekowski, Andrzej
AU - Alcalay , Lidia
AU - Simonetti, Franco
AU - Avdeyeva, Tatyana V.
AU - Pramila, V. S.
AU - Terracciano, Antonio
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Age trajectories for personality traits are known to be similar across cultures. To address whether stereotypes of age groups reflect these age-related changes in personality, we asked participants in 26 countries (N = 3,323) to rate typical adolescents, adults, and old persons in their own country. Raters across nations tended to share similar beliefs about different age groups; adolescents were seen as impulsive, rebellious, undisciplined, preferring excitement and novelty, whereas old people were consistently considered lower on impulsivity, activity, antagonism, and Openness. These consensual age group stereotypes correlated strongly with published age differences on the five major dimensions of personality and most of 30 specific traits, using as criteria of accuracy both self-reports and observer ratings, different survey methodologies, and data from up to 50 nations. However, personal stereotypes were considerably less accurate, and consensual stereotypes tended to exaggerate differences across age groups.
AB - Age trajectories for personality traits are known to be similar across cultures. To address whether stereotypes of age groups reflect these age-related changes in personality, we asked participants in 26 countries (N = 3,323) to rate typical adolescents, adults, and old persons in their own country. Raters across nations tended to share similar beliefs about different age groups; adolescents were seen as impulsive, rebellious, undisciplined, preferring excitement and novelty, whereas old people were consistently considered lower on impulsivity, activity, antagonism, and Openness. These consensual age group stereotypes correlated strongly with published age differences on the five major dimensions of personality and most of 30 specific traits, using as criteria of accuracy both self-reports and observer ratings, different survey methodologies, and data from up to 50 nations. However, personal stereotypes were considerably less accurate, and consensual stereotypes tended to exaggerate differences across age groups.
M3 - Article
JO - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
SN - 0022-3514
ER -