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Self‐Reported Personality Variability Across the Social Network Is Associated With Interpersonal Dysfunction
Author(s) -
Clifton Allan,
Kuper Laura E.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of personality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.082
H-Index - 144
eISSN - 1467-6494
pISSN - 0022-3506
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00686.x
Subject(s) - psychology , agreeableness , personality , openness to experience , personality psychology , interpersonal communication , interpersonal relationship , interpersonal perception , social perception , big five personality traits , social psychology , developmental psychology , perception , clinical psychology , extraversion and introversion , neuroscience
We describe 2 studies ( n =52 and n =82) examining variability in perceptions of personality using a social network methodology. Undergraduate participants completed self‐report measures of personality and interpersonal dysfunction and then subsequently reported on their personalities with each of 30 members of their social networks. Results across the 2 studies found substantial variability in participants' perceived personalities within their social networks. Measures of interpersonal dysfunction were associated with the amount of variability in dyadic ratings of personality, specifically Agreeableness and Openness to Experience. Results suggest that personality variability across interpersonal contexts may be an important individual difference related to social behavior and dysfunction.