Do gender and personality traits (BFI-10) influence self-perceived innovativeness?
Do gender and personality traits (BFI-10) influence self-perceived innovativeness?

Author(s): František Sudzina
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Personality Psychology, Psychology of Self, Methodology and research technology, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: innovativeness; personality traits; gender; empirical research; quantitative methods;
Summary/Abstract: Innovativeness is a useful trait in many walks of life. The aim of this paper is to investigate if gender and personality traits influence rating of self-perceived innovativeness. There are two versions of the dependent variable used - innovativeness in the eyes of others, and innovativeness in one's own opinion. Big Five Inventory-10 is used to measure personality traits. Findings are that conscientiousness influences self-perceived innovativeness in the eyes of others, and openness to experience influences self-perceived innovativeness in one's own opinion. Conscientiousness also influences the difference between the two innovativeness variables.

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