APS

2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023

Self-Actualization and Social Influence: A Study of Construct Validity from a Cybernetic Big Five Theory Perspective

Washington, DC · May 2023

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Samuel Browning
    Virginia Tech
  • Scott Geller
    Virginia Tech

Abstract

We investigated the construct validity of Self-Actualization and Social Influence from a Cybernetic Big Five Theory perspective by administering a survey to 327 undergraduates. According to a regression analysis, Self-Actualization, while not independent from Social Influence, ultimately transcends Social Influence, precisely in terms of Openness/Intellect and Extraversion.

Personality Traits

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