Research article summary (published 30 Jul 2006):

Bridging the idiographic-nomothetic divide: a follow-up study.

Full Abstract

In a replication and extension of Grice (2004), participants in the current study rated themselves and other known individuals on scales constructed from their own personal constructs and on marker items for the Big Five model personality traits. Confirmatory components analyses revealed excellent fit for the Big Five Model when applied to aggregate trait ratings but highly variable fit when applied to participants' individual ratings. Comparisons of the personal construct and trait ratings indicated an approximate average overlap of only 51%, and additional analyses revealed several factors that contributed to the uniqueness of the personal constructs. These findings were discussed in the context of the idiographic-nomothetic distinction drawn in personality psychology.

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Author information

Author/s: Grice, James W (JW); Jackson, Bobby J (BJ); McDaniel, Brenda L (BL);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma 74078-3064, USA. james.grice(-atsign-)okstate.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of personality (J Pers), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Aug; vol 74 (issue 4) : pp 1191-218

Dates: Created 2006/06/21; Completed 2006/12/07;

PMID: 16787433, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adolescent Adult Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male

Male Middle Aged Personality Psychology - methods Self Concept Social Perception

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