心理学。人格的本质：基因、文化与国民性格。

Psychology. The nature of personality: genes, culture, and national character.

作者信息

Robins Richard W

机构信息

Department of Psychology, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.

出版信息

Science. 2005 Oct 7;310(5745):62-3. doi: 10.1126/science.1119736.

DOI:10.1126/science.1119736

PMID:16210523

Abstract

Personality traits have a strong genetic foundation, are highly stable over time, and predict important societal outcomes, including health and occupational success. In his Perspective, Robins discusses Terracciano et al.'s finding that cultures differ somewhat in aggregate personality levels but those differences are not accurately reflected in stereotypes about national character. Robins discusses reasons why national stereotypes are inaccurate, as well as broader issues concerning individual and cultural sources of variation in personality.

摘要

人格特质具有强大的遗传基础，随时间高度稳定，并能预测包括健康和职业成就在内的重要社会结果。在他的观点中，罗宾斯讨论了泰拉恰诺等人的发现，即不同文化在总体人格水平上存在一定差异，但这些差异并未准确反映在关于国民性格的刻板印象中。罗宾斯讨论了国民刻板印象不准确的原因，以及关于人格个体差异和文化差异来源的更广泛问题。