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What is the central feature of extraversion? Social attention versus reward sensitivity

Ashton, Michael C., Lee, Kibeom, Paunonen, Sampo V.·2002·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Abstract

R. E. Lucas, E. Diener, A. Grob, E. M. Suh, and L. Shao (2000) recently argued that the core of the personality dimension of Extraversion is not sociability but a construct called reward sensitivity. This article accepts their argument that the mere preference for social interaction is not the central element of Extraversion. However, it claims that the real core of the Extraversion factor is the tendency to behave in ways that attract social attention. Data from a sample of 200 respondents were used to test the 2 hypotheses with comparisons of measures of reward sensitivity and social attention in terms of their saturation with the common variance of Extraversion measures. The results clearly showed that social attention, not reward sensitivity, represents the central feature of Extraversion.

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Authors
Ashton, M. C., Lee, K., & Paunonen, S. V.
Affiliations
  • Brock University (CA)
  • The University of Western Australia (AU)
  • Western University (CA)
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Published
2002-07
Volume
83
Issue
1
Pages
245-252
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
OpenAlex
W1994806416
Cited by
481
References
27
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FWCI
6.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
Keywords
extraversion, reward sensitivity, social attention, sociability, personality factors, common variance
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attention, Extraversion, Psychological, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reward, Sensitivity and Specificity, Social Perception

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