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Examining the associations between the Big Five personality traits and body self‐conscious emotions
Author(s) -
AlcarazIbáñez Manuel,
Sicilia Alvaro,
Paterna Adrian
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psych journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2046-0260
pISSN - 2046-0252
DOI - 10.1002/pchj.324
Subject(s) - shame , pride , psychology , extraversion and introversion , conscientiousness , neuroticism , big five personality traits , openness to experience , moderation , personality , developmental psychology , social psychology , clinical psychology , political science , law
Abstract This study examined the relationships between the Big Five personality traits and body‐related self‐conscious emotions in a sex‐balanced sample of Spanish undergraduates ( N = 748). After controlling for sex, age, and weight discrepancy, neuroticism (positive for shame and guilt), extraversion (negative for shame and positive for pride), conscientiousness (negative for shame and positive for pride), and openness (negative for shame and guilt) emerged as significant cross‐sectional predictors of body‐related self‐conscious emotions. No moderation effect by sex was observed. The explained variance ranged from 10% (hubristic pride) to 26% (shame). Young adults possessing greater than ideally assumed body weight, high levels of neuroticism, and low levels of extraversion, conscientiousness, and openness may be especially vulnerable to body‐image disturbances.