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The Inaccuracy of National Character Stereotypes.

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McCrae, RR; Chan, W; Jussim, L; De Fruyt, F; Löckenhoff, CE; De Bolle, M; Costa, PT; Hřebíčková, M; Graf, S; Realo, A; Allik, J; Nakazato, K ...
Published in: Journal of research in personality
December 2013

Consensual stereotypes of some groups are relatively accurate, whereas others are not. Previous work suggesting that national character stereotypes are inaccurate has been criticized on several grounds. In this article we (a) provide arguments for the validity of assessed national mean trait levels as criteria for evaluating stereotype accuracy; and (b) report new data on national character in 26 cultures from descriptions (N=3,323) of the typical male or female adolescent, adult, or old person in each. The average ratings were internally consistent and converged with independent stereotypes of the typical culture member, but were weakly related to objective assessments of personality. We argue that this conclusion is consistent with the broader literature on the inaccuracy of national character stereotypes.

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Journal of research in personality

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0092-6566

Publication Date

December 2013

Volume

47

Issue

6

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1503 Business and Management
 

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McCrae, R. R., Chan, W., Jussim, L., De Fruyt, F., Löckenhoff, C. E., De Bolle, M., … Terracciano, A. (2013). The Inaccuracy of National Character Stereotypes. Journal of Research in Personality, 47(6). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2013.08.006
McCrae, Robert R., Wayne Chan, Lee Jussim, Filip De Fruyt, Corinna E. Löckenhoff, Marleen De Bolle, Paul T. Costa, et al. “The Inaccuracy of National Character Stereotypes.Journal of Research in Personality 47, no. 6 (December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2013.08.006.
McCrae RR, Chan W, Jussim L, De Fruyt F, Löckenhoff CE, De Bolle M, et al. The Inaccuracy of National Character Stereotypes. Journal of research in personality. 2013 Dec;47(6).
McCrae, Robert R., et al. “The Inaccuracy of National Character Stereotypes.Journal of Research in Personality, vol. 47, no. 6, Dec. 2013. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2013.08.006.
McCrae RR, Chan W, Jussim L, De Fruyt F, Löckenhoff CE, De Bolle M, Costa PT, Hřebíčková M, Graf S, Realo A, Allik J, Nakazato K, Shimonaka Y, Yik M, Ficková E, Brunner-Sciarra M, Reátigui N, de Figueora NL, Schmidt V, Ahn C-K, Ahn H-N, Aguilar-Vafaie ME, Siuta J, Szmigielska B, Cain TR, Crawford JT, Mastor KA, Rolland J-P, Nansubuga F, Miramontez DR, Benet-Martínez V, Rossier J, Bratko D, Marušić I, Halberstadt J, Yamaguchi M, Knežević G, Purić D, Martin TA, Gheorghiu M, Smith PB, Barbaranelli C, Wang L, Shakespeare-Finch J, Lima MP, Klinkosz W, Sekowski A, Alcalay L, Simonetti F, Avdeyeva TV, Pramila VS, Terracciano A. The Inaccuracy of National Character Stereotypes. Journal of research in personality. 2013 Dec;47(6).
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Published In

Journal of research in personality

DOI

ISSN

0092-6566

Publication Date

December 2013

Volume

47

Issue

6

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1503 Business and Management