Universal features of personality traits from the observer's perspective: Data from 50 cultures

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 547-561

  McCrae, Robert R ^a   Terracciano, Antonio ^a   Khoury, Brigitte ^b   Nansubuga, Florence ^c   Kneževič, Goran ^d   Djuric Jocic, Dragana ^e   Ahn, Hyun nie ^f   Ahn, Chang kyu ^f   De Fruyt, Filip ^g   Gülgöz, Sami ^h   Ruch, Willibald ⁱ   Arif Ghayur, M ^j,k   Avia, Maria D ^l   Sánchez Bernardos, Maria L ^l   Rossier, Jérôme ^m   Dahourou, Donatien ⁿ   Fischer, Ronald ^o   Shakespeare Finch, Jane ^p   Yik, Michelle ^q   Smith, Peter B ^r   Angleitner, Alois ^s   Ostendorf, Fritz ^s   Halim, Magdalena S ^t   Hřebíčková, Martina ^u   Martin, Thomas A ^v   Sineshaw, Tilahun ^w   Sekowski, Andrzej ^x   Klinkosz, Waldemar ^x   Prentice, Garry ^y   McRorie, Margaret ^y   Flores Mendoza, Carmen ^z   Shimonaka, Yoshiko ^aa   Nakazato, Katsuharu ^ab   Mastor, Khairul A ^ac   Barbaranelli, Claudio ^ad   Alcalay, Lidia ^ae   Simonetti, Franco ^ae   Pramila, V S ^af   Falzon, Ruth ^ag   Lauri, Mary Ann ^ag   Borg Cunen, Mary Ann ^ag   Calleja, Sandra Scicluna ^ag   de Lima, Margarida Pedroso ^ah   Bratko, Denis ^ai   Marušić, Iris ^aj   Allik, Jüri ^ak   Realo, Anu ^ak   Abdel Khalek, Ahmed M ^al   Alansari, Badr M ^al   del Pilar, Gregorio E H ^am   Oluyinka Ojedokun, A ^an   Munyae, Margaret ^ao   Budzinski, Louisa ^ap   Oishi, Shigehiro ^ap   Diener, Ed ^aq   Chittcharat, Niyada ^ar   Wang, Lei ^as   Beer, Andrew ^at   Humrichouse, John ^at   Lykke Mortensen, Erik ^au   Henrik Jensen, Hans ^au   Jónsson, Friðrik H ^av   Ficková, Emília ^aw   Adamovová, Lucia ^aw   Rus, Velko S ^ax   Podobnik, Nuska ^ay   Zupancic, Agata ^az   Diaz Loving, Rolando ^ba   Leibovich, Nora B ^bb   Schmidt, V ^bb   Reátegui, Norma ^bc   Brunner Sciarra, Marina ^bc   Ayearst, Lindsay E ^bd   Trobst, Krista K ^bd   Matsumoto, David ^be   Neubauer, Aljoscha ^bf   Porrata, José ^bg   Rolland, Jean Pierre ^bh   Petot, Jean Michel ^bh   Camart, Nathalie ^bh   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^e Institute of Psychiatry   (Serbia)

^f Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^h KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^j AL AKHAWAYN UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^k SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^m UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

ⁿ UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^o VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^p QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^q HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^r UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^s BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^t ATMA JAYA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^u INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^v SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^w RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^x JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^y QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^z FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^aa BUNKYO GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^ab IWATE PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^ac UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^ad SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^ae PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^af ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^ag UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^ah UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^ai UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^aj Centre for Education and Research   (Croatia)

^ak UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^al KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^am UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^an UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^ao UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^ap UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^aq UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^ar SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^as PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^at UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^au UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^av UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^aw INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^ax UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^ay Psychiatric Hospital Idria   (Slovenia)

^az Inst Hlth of the Rep of Slovenia   (Slovenia)

^ba UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^bb UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^bc UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^bd YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^be SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^bf UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^bg UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^bh UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

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EID: 14744276659     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.88.3.547     Document Type: Article

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