The Temporal Consistency of Personality Effects: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey

Bloeser, Andrew J.; Canache, Damarys; Mitchell, Dona-Gene; Mondak, Jeffery J.; Poore, Emily Rowan

doi:10.1111/pops.12067

The Temporal Consistency of Personality Effects: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey

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http://hdl.handle.net/10456/38143

Author(s)

Bloeser, Andrew J.

Canache, Damarys

Mitchell, Dona-Gene

Mondak, Jeffery J.

Poore, Emily Rowan

Date Issued

May 25, 2015

Abstract

Personality traits have been posited to function as stable influences on political attitudes and behavior. Although personality traits themselves exhibit high levels of temporal stability, it is not yet known whether the effects of these traits are marked by comparable temporal consistency. To address this question, this research note examines data from Wave 13 (2003–2004), Wave 15 (2005–2006) and Wave 17 (2007–2008) of the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). Twenty-seven behavioral and 14 attitudinal dependent variables are studied. Consistency of effects is gauged via a series of multilevel models in which personality effects are permitted to vary by year. High levels of temporal consistency are observed for personality traits as represented by the Big Five framework.

Journal

Political Psychology

Department

Political Science

Citation

Bloeser, A. J., Canache, D., Mitchell, D.-G., Mondak, J. J. and Poore, E. R. (2015), The Temporal Consistency of Personality Effects: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey. Political Psychology, 36: 331–340. doi: 10.1111/pops.12067

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Wiley

Version of Article

Published Article

DOI

10.1111/pops.12067

ISSN

0162-895X

1467-9221

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Bloeser, A. J., Canache, D., Mitchell, D.-G., Mondak, J. J. and Poore, E. R. (2015), The Temporal Consistency of Personality Effects: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey. Political Psychology, 36: 331–340. doi: 10.1111/pops.12067, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pops.12067. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.

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Big Five

personality

temporal consistency

British Household Pan...

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