Are openness and intellect distinct aspects of openness to experience? A test of the O/I model.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Emily C. Nusbaum (Creator)
- Paul Silvia, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The Openness/Intellect (O/I) model proposes that Openness to Experience has two major facets—Openness and Intellect—that can be measured with the Big Five Aspect Scales (BFAS). Thus far, however, research has not shown distinct, unique relationships between the Openness and Intellect aspects and other outcomes. The present research evaluated the relationships between Openness and Intellect with two outcomes: creative behavior and achievement (conceptually closer to Openness) and fluid intelligence (conceptually closer to Intellect). Young adults completed the BFAS, several measures of fluid intelligence, and several measures of creative achievement. Latent variable models indicated that the Openness aspect significantly predicted creativity but not fluid intelligence; the Intellect aspect, in contrast, significantly predicted fluid intelligence but not creativity. The findings thus offer support for the validity of the O/I model.
Are openness and intellect distinct aspects of openness to experience? A test of the O/I model.
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- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2011
- Keywords
- openness, intellect, creativity, fluid intelligence, psychology, personality