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On the Cross‐Cultural Replicability of the Resilient, Undercontrolled, and Overcontrolled Personality Types
Author(s) -
Alessandri Guido,
Vecchione Michele,
Donnellan Brent M.,
Eisenberg Nancy,
Caprara Gian Vittorio,
Cieciuch Jan
Publication year - 2014
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/jopy.12065
Subject(s) - generalizability theory , personality , psychology , big five personality traits , big five personality traits and culture , cluster (spacecraft) , social psychology , set (abstract data type) , developmental psychology , computer science , programming language
Personality types reflect typical configurations of personality attributes within individuals. Over the last 20 years, researchers have identified a set of three replicable personality types: resilient ( R ), undercontrolled ( U ), and overcontrolled ( O ) types. In this study, we examined the cross‐cultural replicability of the RUO types in I taly, P oland, S pain, and the U nited S tates. Personality types were identified using cluster analyses of B ig F ive profiles in large samples of college students from I taly ( n = 322), the U nited S tates ( n = 499), S pain ( n = 420), and P oland ( n = 235). Prior to clustering the profiles, the measurement invariance of the B ig F ive measure across samples was tested. We found evidence for the RUO types in all four samples. The three‐cluster solution showed a better fit over alternative solutions and had a relatively high degree of cross‐cultural generalizability. The RUO types are evident in samples from four countries with distinct linguistic and cultural traditions. Results were discussed in light of the importance of considering how traits are organized within individuals for advancing contemporary personality psychology.