The Six Dimensions of Personality (HEXACO) and their Associations with Network Layer Size and Emotional Closeness to Network Members

Molho, Catherine; Roberts, Sam G. B.; de Vries, Reinout; Pollet, Thomas

dc.contributor.author	Molho, Catherine	*
dc.contributor.author	Roberts, Sam G. B.	*
dc.contributor.author	de Vries, Reinout	*
dc.contributor.author	Pollet, Thomas	*
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-13T09:19:18Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-13T09:19:18Z
dc.date.issued	2016-05-14
dc.identifier	https://chesterrep.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10034/616014/HEXACO%20%20social%20networks_final%20version_complete.docx?sequence=5
dc.identifier.citation	Molho, C., Roberts, S. G. B., de Vries, R. E., & Pollet, T. V. (2016). The six dimensions of personality (HEXACO) and their associations with network layer size and emotional closeness to network members. Personality and Individual Differences, 99, 144-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.04.096	en
dc.identifier.issn	0191-8869
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.paid.2016.04.096
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10034/616014
dc.description.abstract	Previous work has examined how specific personality dimensions are associated with social network characteristics. However, it is unclear how the full range of personality traits relates to the quantity and quality of relationships at different network layers. This study (N = 525) investigates how the six HEXACO personality dimensions relate to the size of support and sympathy groups, and to the level of emotional closeness to network members. Extraversion was positively related to support group size, but did not significantly relate to sympathy group size or emotional closeness. Openness to Experience and Emotionality were positively related to support group size, but not to the size of the sympathy group. Honesty–Humility, but not Agreeableness, was positively related to emotional closeness to members of the sympathy group. Findings suggest that personality effects vary across network layers and highlight the importance of considering both emotional closeness and network size.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier	en
dc.relation.url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886916303567	en
dc.rights	An error occurred on the license name.	*
dc.rights.uri	An error occurred getting the license - uri.	en
dc.subject	Individual differences	en
dc.subject	HEXACO	en
dc.subject	Social networks	en
dc.subject	Emotional closeness	en
dc.title	The Six Dimensions of Personality (HEXACO) and their Associations with Network Layer Size and Emotional Closeness to Network Members	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.contributor.department	VU Amsterdam, University of Chester, University of Twente	en
dc.identifier.journal	Personality and Individual Differences	en
dc.date.accepted	2016-04-30
or.grant.openaccess	Yes	en
rioxxterms.funder	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.identifier.project	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.version	AM	en
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate	2018-05-14	en
html.description.abstract	Previous work has examined how specific personality dimensions are associated with social network characteristics. However, it is unclear how the full range of personality traits relates to the quantity and quality of relationships at different network layers. This study (N = 525) investigates how the six HEXACO personality dimensions relate to the size of support and sympathy groups, and to the level of emotional closeness to network members. Extraversion was positively related to support group size, but did not significantly relate to sympathy group size or emotional closeness. Openness to Experience and Emotionality were positively related to support group size, but not to the size of the sympathy group. Honesty–Humility, but not Agreeableness, was positively related to emotional closeness to members of the sympathy group. Findings suggest that personality effects vary across network layers and highlight the importance of considering both emotional closeness and network size.