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The Temporal Consistency of Personality Effects: Evidence from the B ritish H ousehold P anel S urvey
Author(s) -
Bloeser Andrew J.,
Canache Damarys,
Mitchell DonaGene,
Mondak Jeffery J.,
Poore Emily Rowan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
political psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.419
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-9221
pISSN - 0162-895X
DOI - 10.1111/pops.12067
Subject(s) - consistency (knowledge bases) , personality , big five personality traits , psychology , social psychology , politics , multilevel model , econometrics , statistics , mathematics , political science , geometry , law
Personality traits have been posited to function as stable influences on political attitudes and behavior. Although personality traits themselves exhibit high levels of temporal stability, it is not yet known whether the effects of these traits are marked by comparable temporal consistency. To address this question, this research note examines data from Wave 13 (2003–2004), Wave 15 (2005–2006) and Wave 17 (2007–2008) of the B ritish H ousehold P anel Survey ( BHPS ). Twenty‐seven behavioral and 14 attitudinal dependent variables are studied. Consistency of effects is gauged via a series of multilevel models in which personality effects are permitted to vary by year. High levels of temporal consistency are observed for personality traits as represented by the Big Five framework.