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Studies into paranormal belief and the effects thereof have been gaining more attention. This study looked at the Big Five Personality Traits and how they could relate to belief in the paranormal, specifically which personality traits, if any, lended themselves to paranormal belief more than others. Four hundred forty-six college-age participants completed a Big Five survey as well as the Revised Paranormal Belief Scale. Results from a multiple regression showed a significant relationship between gender, religion, level of education achieved by the participant's mother, extraversion, and neuroticism (emotional stability) in relation to paranormal belief. Implications and elaboration of findings are discussed.

Government reports indicate that, on average, more than 3000 people die due to distracted driving each year, accounting for nearly 10% of all fatal car crashes. Other reports claim that two-thirds of fatal car accidents result from aggressive driving. Previous research has been inconclusive regarding how personality impacts distracted and aggressive driving behaviors. Therefore, the goal of this current study is to fill the gap in the literature concerning the role that personality plays in distracted and aggressive driving behaviors. We also explored the role that distracted and aggressive driving behaviors played in accident involvement. A sample of (N=327) participants were recruited using social media and the UCF SONA System. They were asked to self-report their driving behaviors and personality traits by completing a series of online questionnaires (ADBQ, BFI, DBQ, DDQ, DEMO, and IPIP NEO PI-R). Using this data, bivariate correlations were run using the Pearson Correlation Coefficients to determine the role that personality (OCEAN) plays in distracted and aggressive driving behaviors. We used the DDQ and the IPIP NEO PI-R to evaluate the relationship between personality and distracted driving, and we found that personality traits: Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and Neuroticism were all significant predictors of distracted driving. Openness was the only one of the five personality traits to have no significant correlation. We used the ADBQ and the IPIP NEO PI-R to assess the relationship between personality and aggressive driving, and we found the same four personality traits: Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and Neuroticism were all significant predictors of aggressive driving. Openness was, again, the only one of the five personality traits to have no significant correlation. Backward regression analyses were performed to determine what caused these relationships. The regression analysis displayed trait subscales: Morality, Cooperation, Self Discipline, Activity Level, Excitement Seeking, Anger, Emotionality, and Liberalism, each significantly contributed to driver distraction. Another backward regression analysis reveals trait subscales: Morality, Self-Efficacy, Dutifulness, Self Discipline, Anger, and Artistic Interests, each significantly contributed to driver aggression.

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I dagens digitala uppkopplade värld har traditionella vägar för kärlek och romantik genomgått betydande förändringar. Dejtingappar har snabbt blivit en central del av den moderna dejtingkulturen och erbjuder möjligheten att hitta kärlek med en enkel svepning. Denna studie utforskar hur kön och personlighetsdrag påverkar graden av seriositet i sökandet efter relationer på dejtingplattformar. Med en urvalsgrupp på 98 respondenter undersöker studien om kön och personlighetsdrag påverkar seriositeten i relationssökandet på dejtingappar. Hypoteser formulerades kring hur kön och specifika personlighetsdrag (extraversion, välvilja, samvetsgrannhet, neuroticism och öppenhet) påverkar seriositeten i relationssökandet. Studien antog, med hjälp av tidigare forskning, att män skulle vara de som var mindre seriösa i sitt relationssökande och kvinnor skulle vara mer seriösa (H1). De personlighetsdrag som studien hypotiserade skulle ha ett negativt samband med seriositet var extraversion (H2) och neuroticism (H5). Personlighetsdragen som hypotiserades ha ett positivt samband var välvilja (H3), samvetsgrannhet (H4) och öppenhet (H6). Till skillnad från de ursprungliga hypoteserna, visade studien ingen signifikant skillnad i seriositet mellan könen. Extraversion visade en oväntad positiv korrelation som stred mot förutsägelserna. Personlighetsdraget välvilja visade ett signifikant positivt samband med seriositeten i relationssökandet, medan samvetsgrannhet, neuroticism och öppenhet inte visade något signifikant samband. Dessa resultat tyder på att medan kön kanske inte spelar en betydande roll, kan specifika personlighetsdrag, särskilt vänlighet, påverka seriositeten i relationssökandet på dejtingplattformar. Vidare forskning krävs för att fördjupa förståelsen för hur dessa faktorer påverkar valet av relation i den digitala sfären. / In today's digitally connected world, traditional avenues for love and romance have undergone significant transformation. Dating apps have swiftly become a central aspect of modern dating culture, offering the opportunity to find love with a simple swipe. This study explores the impact of gender and personality traits on the level of seriousness in seeking relationships on dating platforms. Using a sample of 98 respondents, the study investigates whether gender and personality traits influence the seriousness of relationship-seeking behavior on dating apps. Hypotheses were formulated regarding the influence of gender and specific personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness) on relationship seriousness. The study, based on previous research, assumed that men would be less serious in their relationship-seeking behavior, while women would be more serious (H1). The personality traits hypothesized to have a negative correlation with seriousness were extraversion (H2) and neuroticism (H5). The personality traits hypothesized to have a positive correlation were agreeableness (H3), conscientiousness (H4), and openness (H6). In contrast to the original hypotheses, the study found no significant difference in seriousness between genders. Extraversion showed an unexpected positive correlation contrary to predictions. Agreeableness demonstrated a significant positive correlation with relationship seriousness, while conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness did not show any significant correlation. These findings suggest that while gender may not play a significant role, specific personality traits, particularly agreeableness, impact the seriousness of relationship-seeking behavior on dating platforms. Further research is warranted to delve deeper into how these factors influence the relationships you seek in the digital realm.

Syftet med studien var att undersöka om det fanns skillnader i personlighetsdragen ingående i Big Five-modellen hos ledare i arbetslivet med hänsyn till deras syskonplacering. Studien genomfördes med en digital enkät där 65 deltagare medverkade. Mätinstrumentet som användes i studien var Big Five Inventory (BFI) som mätte deltagarnas personlighetsdrag i Big Five modellen (extraversion, neuroticism, välvillighet, samvetsgrannhet och öppenhet). Medelvärdet skiljde sig i varje personlighetsdrag hos förstfödda jämfört med sistfödda. Resultatet (Wilks´ Lambda) visade en signifikant effekt av syskonplacering, däremot visade de univariata analyserna ingen signifikant effekt för någon av personlighetsdragen på syskonplacering.

Extraversion och skam är psykologiska företeelser relaterade till social interaktion.  En individ som besitter en hög nivå av extraversion tros ha egenskaper som att vara pratsam, social, optimistisk och person-orienterad. Skam är en känsla som uppstår när en individ observeras kränka vad samhället skulle uppfatta som en moralisk eller social förväntan. Extraversion och skam kan anses vara sociala eftersom extraversion är hur du agerar och beter dig i en social miljö och skam är hur du skulle känna och reagera när skamliga känslor introduceras i dessa situationer. Utifrån detta undersöks i denna studie vilken typ av relation dessa två variabler har med varandra. Denna studie syftar till att utforska sambandet mellan extraversion och delskalorna i Compass of Shame-skalan. 52 deltagare i åldrarna 18-64 där 79% var kvinnor och 19% män besvarade ett frågeformulär bestående av 8 items från Big Five Inventory (BIF) som utgör delskalan om extraversion och 48 items från Compass of Shame Scale (CoSS). En korrelationsanalys och regressionsanalys utfördes med hjälp av statistikprogrammet SPSS. Resultaten indikerade ett måttligt samband och en negativ korrelation mellan extraversion och skam. Delskalorna skiljde sig inte nämnvärt i sin relation till extraversion och delskalorna hade även en mycket stark korrelation till varandra, vilket indikerar att de mäter samma sak även om CoSS påstår sig mäta olika dimensioner av skam. / Extraversion and shame are psychological phenomena related to social interaction. An individual who possesses a high level of extraversion is believed to have certain characteristics such as being talkative, social, optimistic and people-oriented. Shame is an emotion that arises when an individual is observed to be violating what society would perceive as a moral or social expectation. Extraversion and shame are considered to be social because extraversion is how you act and behave in a social setting and shame is how you would feel and react when shameful emotions are introduced into these situations. Based on this, this study examines what kind of relationship these two variables have with each other. This study aims to explore the relationship between extraversion and the subscales of the Compass of Shame scale. 52 participants aged 18-64 with 79% being women and 19% being men answered a questionnaire consisting of 8 items from the Big Five Inventory (BIF) that make up the extraversion subscale and 48 items from the Compass of Shame Scale (CoSS). A correlation analysis and a regression analysis were performed using the statistical program SPSS. The results indicated a moderate relationship and a negative correlation between extraversion and shame. The subscales did not differ significantly in their relationship to extraversion and the subscales also had a very strong relationship to each other, which indicates that they measure the same thing even though CoSS claims to measure different dimensions of shame.