Psychology: Research and Review
Table 3 Differences between times of assessment on personality traits stratified by desirability score (follow-up assessment-baseline assessment)
From: Self-report personality tests and medical school selection
Low desirability | High desirability | Cohen’s d | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Personality traits | Mean dif (SD) | Mean dif (SD) | ||
Openness to experience | −1.63 (4.99) | 1.12 (4.81) | 0.545 | 0.036 |
Conscientiousness | −3.09 (4.52)* | 0.03 (5.55) | 0.594 | 0.022 |
Extraversion | −0.33 (4.55) | −0.97 (6.07) | −0.121 | 0.638 |
Agreeableness | 0.13 (5.26) | −0.18 (4.16) | −0.067 | 0.798 |
Neuroticism | 3.88 (7.16) a | −0.69 (6.94) | −0.620 | 0.012 |