The cross-cultural generalizability of personality types: a Philippine study

Authors: Avdeyeva, Tatyana V.¹; Church, A. Timothy²

Source: European Journal of Personality, Volume 19, Number 6, September 2005 , pp. 475-499(25)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Abstract:

Research on personality types was extended to a non-Western culture, the Philippines. In two large samples of Filipino college students, cluster analyses of self-rated trait adjectives revealed interpretable three-cluster solutions (i.e. types) for each gender. The types differed on indigenous measures of ego resiliency and ego control and exhibited sensible configurations of Big Five traits, indigenous Filipino traits, and behavioural indicators. Most types were interpretable in terms of the concepts of ego resiliency and ego control of Block and Block (1980) and resembled types identified in other cultures. Two of three male and female types were fairly comparable and some types replicated across data sets. The results provided some support for the cross-cultural comparability of personality types and for typological research in general. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keywords: personality types; cross-cultural; five-factor model; Philippines

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1002/per.555

Affiliations: 1: University of St. Thomas, USA 2: Washington State University, USA

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