Cultural Consequences of Big Five Traits: Comparing Urban, Rural and Tribal Students
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 5
Abstract
Researchers have claimed that Big Five Traits are based on a biological human universal which has been authenticated from studies on people from 56 nations. However, this theory of universality of Big Five Traits have been countered by many researchers on the ground that most of the prior research have used only WEIRD (western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic) populationoverlooking the indigenous and preliterate society. The present study addressed this gap by having samples from both WEIRD and aboriginal populations who are distinctly different in cultural ethos but at the same time share a common socio-political milieu. The study was carried out on 1200 college students including both boys and girls from urban, rural and tribal cultures. The NEO-PI-R was administered on all of them to assess their scores on neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness. The results showedthat tribal students demonstrated Big Five Traits in their personality supporting the universal hypothesis of Big Five traits. On the other hand, significant cross-cultural differences were also observed to highlight on the cultural bases of Big Five traits. Some cultural factors are also identified and explained. The conclusion emerged that despite being a biologically determined human universal, Big Five Traits are also significantly a sociocultural phenomenon.
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Keka Varadwaj, Sangeeta Rath
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