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Regional Differences in Personality Exist, but How Do We Get to Them? The Case of Conscientiousness
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Wood, Dustin; Rogers, Katherine H. – American Psychologist, 2011
Comments on an article by Rentfrow. The existence of real differences in personality-related characteristics across geographical regions is becoming increasingly clear. The current authors believe that the research reviewed by Rentfrow (September 2010) linking U.S. state averages of self-reported responses to personality surveys to a wide variety…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Geographic Regions, Differences, Regional Characteristics