Table 1.

Means and Standard Deviations of the Total Scores on the Big Five Scales For Different Groups.

	Incumbents		Applicants		Native applicants		Western applicants		Non-Western applicants
Scale	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
EMS	81.4	14.7	87.9	12.1	87.7	12.2	88.6	12.0	88.6	11.4
EXT	82.7	12.9	85.5	11.2	85.7	11.2	85.8	10.9	83.6	10.7
OPE	67.9	10.8	71.0	9.0	71.1	9.0	71.5	9.0	69.2	9.0
AGR	74.8	9.9	73.5	8.5	73.6	8.6	73.4	8.5	72.1	8.4
CON	86.2	14.1	93.4	12.1	92.8	11.9	94.9	12.5	96.9	12.1

Note. EMS = Emotional Stability; EXT = Extraversion; OPE = Openness; AGR = Agreeableness; CON = Conscientiousness.