People in High Latitudes
The personality of the polar sojoumer has been of interest to psychologists for a number of years. Using the NEO Five Factor Inventory, this study examined the general personality factors of the polar worker compared to a normative populaffon, and how these factors differ according to the worker...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/001391659702900302 2024-10-13T14:02:22+00:00 People in High Latitudes The "Big Five" Personality Characteristics of the Circumpolar Sojourner Steel, G. Daniel Suedfeld, Peter Peri, Antonio Palinkas, Lawrence A. 1997 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/001391659702900302 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/001391659702900302 en eng SAGE Publications https://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Environment and Behavior volume 29, issue 3, page 324-347 ISSN 0013-9165 1552-390X journal-article 1997 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/001391659702900302 2024-09-24T04:14:47Z The personality of the polar sojoumer has been of interest to psychologists for a number of years. Using the NEO Five Factor Inventory, this study examined the general personality factors of the polar worker compared to a normative populaffon, and how these factors differ according to the worker's occupational classification and the polar region in which he or she is working. It was found that polar workers scored higher than a normative group on all factors except Neuroticism. Comparisons across occu pational groups showed that scientists were lower than military personnel on Extra version and lower than technicaVsupport staff on Agreeableness and Conscientious ness. The analysis by polar region indicated that Antarctic workers were higher than Arctic personnel on Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness. A group of Italian Antarctic personnel, completing a translated form of the NEO-FFI, scored lower than the rest of the polar groups on all factors. These findings are discussed in light of various features of the polar environment and Gunderson's 3-predictor model of polar adaptability. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic SAGE Publications Arctic Antarctic Environment and Behavior 29 3 324 347 |
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The personality of the polar sojoumer has been of interest to psychologists for a number of years. Using the NEO Five Factor Inventory, this study examined the general personality factors of the polar worker compared to a normative populaffon, and how these factors differ according to the worker's occupational classification and the polar region in which he or she is working. It was found that polar workers scored higher than a normative group on all factors except Neuroticism. Comparisons across occu pational groups showed that scientists were lower than military personnel on Extra version and lower than technicaVsupport staff on Agreeableness and Conscientious ness. The analysis by polar region indicated that Antarctic workers were higher than Arctic personnel on Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness. A group of Italian Antarctic personnel, completing a translated form of the NEO-FFI, scored lower than the rest of the polar groups on all factors. These findings are discussed in light of various features of the polar environment and Gunderson's 3-predictor model of polar adaptability. |
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