Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5559/di.20.2.08
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BIG-FIVE PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS AND SPEED OF INFORMATION PROCESSING AMONG ADOLESCENTS
Mislav Stjepan ŽEBEC
; Centre for Croatian Studies, Zagreb
Diana KOPAČEVIĆ
; Faculty of Teacher Education, Zagreb
Boris MLAČIĆ
; Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
Abstract
A developmental research of the relationship between the Big-Five
and speed of information processing (SIP) was conducted with the
aim of considering the personality-intelligence relationship.
Personality dimensions were assessed by International Personality
Item Pool (IPIP) questionnaire, while SIP and related test errors (Er-
-SIP) were assessed by Cognitive Abilities (KS2-2) pencil and
paper perceptual speed test. The sample consisted of 1063
adolescents (378 males) at the age range from 14 to 18. The
preliminary analyses showed that: (1) age related changes of SIP
were weak and those of personality dimensions barely existed, (2)
modest gender differences are found for all personality
dimensions except for Intellect, and they are not found for SIP and
Er-SIP, (3) reduced variability and significant distribution skewness
systematically appeared only at Er-SIP, and (4) personality
dimensions-SIP relationship was not curvilinear. The main analyses
showed that: (1) SIP had low positive correlations only with
Extraversion and Agreeableness, (2) Er-SIP didn't correlate with
personality dimensions at all and (3) personality dimensions-SIP
relationship mostly insignificantly depends on age and gender.
Keywords
The Big-Five personality dimensions; speed of information processing; adolescence; age; gender
Hrčak ID:
69565
URI
Publication date:
15.6.2011.
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