Title: Theoretical and Empirical Comparison between Chinese and Western Personality Structure
Abstract: This article was aimed at clarifying the differences between Chinese and Western personality structure and the availability of Western personality scales to be used in measuring Chinese. In accordance with the “lexical on personality structure and the cross cultural comparison strategy, the differences between Chinese and Western personality structures was valid and the limitations and suggested strategies were raised on modifying western personality scales. Chinese personality structure was consisted of seven dimensions, instead of five dimensions from western researches. It was hypothesized that the differences on explaining and classification of behaviours resulted the differences on personality structures between Chinese and Westerners. Further research proposals on this hypothesis were also discussed.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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