Personality Predictors of Extreme Response Style

• Published in: Journal of personality Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 261 - 286
• Main Authors: Naemi, Bobby D., Beal, Daniel J., Payne, Stephanie C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.02.2009; Wiley-Blackwell; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Ambiguity; Biological and medical sciences; Cognition; College students; Culture; Demographic research; Extremes; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Intolerance; Likert scale; Male; Peer Group; Personality; Personality - classification; Personality development; Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data; Personality measurement; Personality tests; Personality traits; Personality. Affectivity; Polls & surveys; Psychological tests; Psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Psychometrics; Questionnaires; Reproducibility of Results; Response style; Self Concept; Social Behavior; Students - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; Human; Response style; Personality; Measurement method; Predictive factor; Interindividual comparison

ABSTRACT Extreme response style (ERS) refers to the tendency to overuse the endpoints of Likert‐type scales. This study examined the extent to which ERS is accounted for by measures of personality, specifically, intolerance of ambiguity, simplistic thinking, and decisiveness. One hundred and sixteen...