Frontal Alpha Asymmetry (FAA) has been associated with individual differences such as various aspects of personality. However, the nature of the relationship between FAA and personality traits is not yet fully understood. The present study further investigated this relationship by exploring the correlation between resting-state FAA and the Big Five personality traits: openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, and neuroticism. 15 healthy participants completed resting-state EEG recordings three times and the Big Five Personality Inventory (BFI) twice. The results showed only one statistically significant correlation among the 20 correlations examined, between the F4-F3 resting-state FAA and openness scores. Besides, the direction of the relationship was the opposite of what would be expected. The small sample size of this study may have contributed to results, indicating the need for future research with larger samples. Nonetheless, the current findings add to the existing literature and suggest that the relationship between resting-state FAA and personality traits may be more complex than previously thought.

Morality has been a subject of study for centuries, though there is still much that is not understood about the factors that dictate moral decision making and moral identity. This study examines the relationship between the Big Five Personality traits (agreeableness, openness, neuroticism, conscientiousness, and extraversion) as well as empathy and moral decision making. However, we use a slightly different methodology than previous studies on morality and personality by incorporating more relevant moral dilemmas related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in addition to the purely hypothetical dilemmas used in previous research (referred to as standard dilemmas). Additionally, rather than considering only the response to the dilemma as variable, this study also explored the relationship between these personality traits and the guilt felt by the decision made as well as how difficult participants felt it was for them to make the decision. The results suggest that there is a relationship between certain aspects of personality and the guilt felt by moral decisions as well as how difficult one finds making a decision. Additionally, the results imply that the relevance of the dilemma does significantly impact moral dilemma decisions and the feeling associated with such decisions.

Studiens syfte var att undersöka relationen mellan personlighetsdragen i femfaktormodellen (Extraversion, Tillmötesgående, Ordningsamhet, Emotionell stabilitet och Öppenhet) och det psykologiska fenomenet Fear of Failure hos tjänstemän (N = 115). En enkät skickades ut till en kommunal organisation i Sverige. Enkäten bestod av The Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory för att mäta graden av Generell Fear of Failure och Ten Item Personality Inventory för att mäta respondenternas personlighetsdrag. Resultatet visade att de fem personlighetsdragen tillsammans som modell signifikant förklarade 29% av variansen i Generell Fear of Failure. Emotionell stabilitet och Ordningsamhet bidrog signifikant till modellen och Emotionell stabilitet predicerade Generell Fear of Failure i högst grad. Extraversion, Tillmötesgående och Öppenhet bidrog inte signifikant till förklaringen av variansen i Generell Fear of Failure. / The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between the Big Five personality traits (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Openness) and the psychological phenomenon Fear of Failure among white-collar workers (N = 115). A survey was sent to a municipal organization in Sweden. The survey was based on The Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory to measure General Fear of Failure and Ten Item Personality Inventory to measure the respondents’ personality traits. The results showed that the five personality traits together as a model significantly explained 29% of the variance in General Fear of Failure. Emotional Stability and Conscientiousness significantly contributed to the model and Emotional Stability predicted General Fear of Failure the strongest. Extraversion, Agreeableness and Openness did not significantly contribute to the explanation of the variance in General Fear of Failure.

Titel: Påverkar fastighetsmäklarens klädsel förtroende hos kunden?  Nivå: Examensarbete på grundnivå (kandidatexamen) i ämnet företagsekonomi Författare: Emma Ekvall och Yolanda Tidlund  Handledare: Lars-Johan Åge Datum: 2023 juni Syfte: Syftet med studien är att analysera kundens personlighetsdrag och skapa en förståelse för hur kunden uppfattar fastighetsmäklarens klädsel samt hur det påverkar förtroendet hos kunden. För att besvara syftet kommer studien att undersöka förtroendet hos populationen för fastighetsmäklare, hur fastighetsmäklarens klädsel påverkar förtroendet och sambandet mellan kundens personlighetsdrag inom The Big Five och deras uppfattning av fastighetsmäklarens klädsel som förtroendeingivande. Metod: Denna studie använder en kvantitativ metod med ett deduktiv synsätt för att undersöka ämnet. Datainsamlingen genomfördes genom en webbaserad enkät som distribuerades till ett bekvämlighetsurval via olika plattformar såsom Facebook, Instagram och LinkedIn. Totalt erhölls 176 svar, varav 173 bedömdes vara användbara för analys. För att analysera datan användes statistikprogrammet JASP. För att presentera och tolka resultaten utfördes deskriptiva analyser och bivariata korrelationsanalyser. Resultat och slutsats: Undersökningens resultat visar på ett svagt samband mellan kundens personlighetsdrag och deras uppfattning av fastighetsmäklarens klädsel som förtroendeingivande. Specifikt identifieras ett samband mellan agreeableness och neuroticism samt bedömningen av fastighetsmäklarens klädsel. Sammanfattningsvis visade deltagarna i studien generellt sett högt förtroende för fastighetsmäklare, där formell klädsel betraktades som mest förtroendeingivande. Examensarbetets bidrag: Studien bidrar till kunskap om hur fastighetsmäklarens klädsel påverkar förtroendet. Denna studies resultat är också användbart i praktiken för fastighetsmäklare. Genom att förstå hur klädseln påverkar förtroendet kan fastighetsmäklare anpassa sin klädsel för att bli mer konkurrenskraftig på marknaden och bättre möta kundernas förväntningar.  Förslag till vidare forskning: Denna studie visar ett svagt samband mellan kundens personlighetsdrag och deras uppfattning av fastighetsmäklarens klädsel som förtroendeingivande. Studien indikerar att andra faktorer som kön, ålder, erfarenhet, förtroende och stereotyper har större inverkan på förtroendet än kundens personlighetsdrag. Därmed hade det varit intressant att vidare undersöka hur sociala och demografiska faktorer påverkar förtroendet för fastighetsmäklarens klädsel, samt genomföra undersökningen i en bredare målgrupp. / Titel: Does the attire of real estate agents impact customer trust? Level: Student thesis, final assignment for Bachelor Degree in Business Administration Authors: Emma Ekvall and Yolanda Tidlund  Supervisor: Lars-Johan Åge Date: 2023 June Aim: The purpose of this study is to analyze the customer's personality traits and gain an understanding of how the customer perceives the real estate agent's attire and how it influences customer trust.To address the purpose, the study will examine the population's trust in real estate agents, the impact of real estate agent attire on trust, and the correlation between the customer's personality traits within the Big Five framework and their perception of the real estate agent's attire as trustworthy. Method: This study employs a quantitative approach with a deductive perspective to investigate the subject. Data collection was conducted through a web-based survey distributed to a convenience sample via various platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. A total of 176 responses were obtained, of which 173 were deemed usable for analysis. The statistical software JASP was utilized to analyze the data. Descriptive analyses and bivariate correlation analyses were performed to present and interpret the results. Result and conclusions: The results of the study indicate a weak correlation between the customer's personality traits and their perception of the real estate agent's attire as trustworthy. Specifically, a correlation is identified between agreeableness and neuroticism and the evaluation of the real estate agent's attire. In summary, the participants in the study generally displayed a high level of trust in real estate agents, with formal attire being perceived as the most trustworthy. Contribution of the thesis: This study contributes to the knowledge regarding the impact of real estate agent attire on trust. The findings of this study are also applicable in practice for real estate agents. By understanding how attire influences trust, real estate agents can adapt their clothing choices to become more competitive in the market and better meet customer expectations. Suggestions for future research: This study demonstrates a weak correlation between the customer's personality traits and their perception of the real estate agent's attire as trustworthy. The study indicates that other factors such as gender, age, experience, trust, and stereotypes have a greater impact on trust than the customer's personality traits. Therefore, it would be interesting to further investigate how social and demographic factors affect trust in real estate agent attire, as well as conducting the study among a broader population.

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<p>As more organizations adopt varying work arrangements (e.g., remote, in-person work), it is increasingly important to understand factors that associate with employee’s job satisfaction under different work contexts. Previous studies, based almost entirely on in-person work contexts, have mixed findings on whether certain personality traits relate to job satisfaction. The current meta-analysis investigates the potential moderating role of work context on the relation between personality and job satisfaction. Specifically, I examine how personality traits are associated with job satisfaction differently under remote and in-person work contexts. I first compiled an integrated definition of remote work and identified the unique characteristics that contrast remote from in-person work contexts. Drawing from interactionist theories, I then highlighted how the characteristics of work context could moderate the relation between the Big Five personality traits and job satisfaction. I conducted a meta-analysis, quantitatively summarizing findings from 246 studies (<em>N</em> = 260,492). Results suggested that all five Big Five personality traits are significantly related to job satisfaction, however work context did not moderate the relation. Overall, findings from the current study suggest that the personality-job satisfaction relation is statistically significant and robust across contextual differences.</p>

To date, the vast majority of research regarding personality in IO Psychology has relied on self-report assessments. Despite support for the utility of third-party assessments, IO Psychologists have only just begun extensive research in this area. Connelly and Ones (2010) conducted a meta-analysis that demonstrated that accuracy of third-party ratings improved as intimacy between the judge and the target grew. This remained true with the exception of predicting behavioral criteria, where non-intimates maintained superior predictability (Connelly & Ones, 2010). This was later contradicted by a recent investigation that found the best predictive validity for third-party assessments when they are taken from personal acquaintances as opposed to work colleagues (Connelly & Hulsheger, 2012). The current study is intended to investigate how the depth of the relationship and breadth of behavioral observations differentially moderate the relationship between third-party personality assessments and accuracy criteria (i.e., self-other overlap, discriminant validity and behavior). Results indicate that both depth and breadth impact accuracy criteria and they do so differentially based on trait visibility and evaluativeness. These findings will be discussed along with practical implications and limitations of the following research.

Until now, the majority of individuals does not hold stocks. In our sample, only 20.5% of individuals directly or indirectly participate in the stock market. Using data from the SHARE Study (N=54,636), we investigate at the individual level the effect of personality traits and at the country level the effect of Quality of Government while controlling for several sociodemographic factors. We prove that Openness to experience and Agreeableness significantly influence stock market participation. Agreeable people who are less open to new experiences are more likely to hold stocks. We also report mixed effects for Conscientiousness, Extraversion and Neuroticism. Extraversion seems to influence stock market participation through its effect on education and Neuroticism through its effect on both education and Quality of Government. Additionally, countries with a higher level of Quality of Government have a higher participation rate. Lastly, we find that the strength of the effects of Openness and Extraversion depends on the level of Quality of Government. We contribute to the explanation of the non-participation puzzle and give implications for policy makers.

The personality traits of NPC characters are key elements in the complex interactions within games. This study, based on the Big Five personality theory, aims to explore how the perceived personality of NPC characters influences player choices. In the initial phase of the experiment, we designed two original NPC characters based on theories such as the Big Five personality model and presented them to the participants through textual stories and visual images. Subsequently, they were given imagined game tasks that we designed, and they had to choose the NPC character they were more inclined towards in each task. Through analysis, we found connections between certain Big Five personality traits of NPC characters and different tasks. We also discovered discrepancies between the intended personality design of the characters and their actual perceived personalities, with variations observed in the exhibited differences of each personality. In conclusion, the perceived personality traits of NPC characters have various influences and connections to player choice behavior.

This study was based on The Big Five theoretical framework with focus on the extraversion factor, and its purpose was to assess how we value introverted and extraverted personality traits. A hypothesis was that ratings of extraversion-related adjectives would be higher than ratings of introversion-related adjectives. Another hypothesis was established to test if the ratings would differ between genders. The study included sixty-three participants (Age M = 23, SD = 3,6; 37 females; 26 males) who rated adjective words related to personality traits on the spectrum of introversion and extraversion on a Likert scale from one through seven. Results showed that extraversion related adjectives were rated higher than introversion adjectives and in terms of gender, males did not differ in their ratings of introversion and extraversion adjectives, however, females rated extraversion higher than introversion. In addition to considering personality adjectives as positive or negative, participants also answered the 20-Item Mini IPIP personality test, to explore whether our preference can be associated with our own personality. Results showed that the ratings of extraverted personality adjectives had a significant positive correlation with the extraversion factor in the IPIP, and the ratings for introverted adjectives showed a negative correlation, however it did not remain significant after a Bonferroni correction.