Thinking styles: Distinct from personality?

Publication date: 15 April 2018 Source:Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 125 Author(s): Jieqiong Fan, Li-fang Zhang, Chunjin Chen This research examined whether thinking styles are distinct from or they are part of personality traits. Nine hundred and twenty-six students responded to measures of thinking styles, personality traits, and career decision-making self-efficacy. The results revealed that personality traits only explained a small part of variance in thinking styles, thinking styles uniquely contributed to career decision-making self-efficacy beyond personality traits, and that the malleability of thinking styles and personality traits differed. The findings suggested that thinking styles are distinct from, rather than subordinate to, personality traits.
Source: Personality and Individual Differences - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research