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Open Peer Commentary and Author's Response

Author(s) -

Jens B. Asendorpf

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

european journal of personality

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.839

H-Index - 84

eISSN - 1099-0984

pISSN - 0890-2070

DOI - 10.1002/per.2060

Subject(s) - trait , psychology , big five personality traits , personality , perspective (graphical) , trait theory , illusion , big five personality traits and culture , association (psychology) , causal model , social psychology , cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence , computer science , psychotherapist , programming language , medicine , pathology

Mõttus alerts us to the widespread predictive heterogeneity of different indicators of the same trait. This heterogeneity violates the assumption that traits have causal unity in their developmental antecedents and effects on outcomes. I would go a step further: broader traits are useful units for description and prediction but not for explaining personality development and personality effects. In most cases, the measured trait indicators are closer to relevant causal mechanisms, and within a network perspective on personality, broader traits as entities with causal potential can be dismissed completely. Copyright © 2016 European Association of Personality Psychology

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