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Relationship Between Fantasy Proneness and the Big Five Personality Traits Among Japanese University Students

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between fantasy proneness (FP) and Big Five personality traits. In total, 582 Japanese university students completed online questionnaires. The results showed that FP was associated with high neuroticism, openness to experience, and low conscientiousness. Regarding the relationship between FP and personality prototypes (PPs), hierarchical cluster analyses and a one-way ANOVA showed no significant differences in FP between clusters; however, in one FP subscale “unusual experiences,” “resilience” had significantly higher scores than “not identifiable.” Our results are generally consistent with previous research findings on FP and provide new insights.

Source: The Japanese Journal of Personality

DOI: 10.2132/personality.33.3.4

Authors: Yumi Yamazaki, Eiko Matsuda

Institutions: Otsuma Women's University, Toyo University

Language: English

Topic: Personality Traits and Psychology

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Awards: Brain network underlying cognitive abilities of hyperphantasia, Clinical Psychological Study on the Effect of Image-Rescripting on Nightmare Reduction