Table 2.
Distribution of NEO-FFI personality dimension scores among participants according to gender (N = 1,319; 575 males and 744 females).
| *Number of participants who reported (percent of participants) | MWU | Z | P | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pers. dim. | Very high score | High score | Average score | Low score | Very low score | |||||||||||||
| M | F | T | M | F | T | M | F | T | M | F | T | M | F | T | ||||
|
N All |
36 (6.3) | 62 (8.3) | 98 (7.4) | 172 (29.9) | 197 (26.5) | 369 (28.0) | 253 (44.0) | 296 (39.8) | 549 (41.6) | 95 (16.5) | 173 (23.3) | 268 (20.3) | 19 (3.3) | 16 (2.2) | 35 (2.7) | |||
| Jordan | 12 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 71 | 91 | 162 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13,530.0 | −0.642 | 0.521 |
| KSA | 10 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 53 | 102 | 69 | 68 | 137 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12,729.5 | −0.993 | 0.321 |
| Palestine | 6 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 54 | 100 | 56 | 76 | 132 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12,610.0 | −0.570 | 0.569 |
| UK | 8 | 20 | 28 | 42 | 45 | 87 | 57 | 61 | 118 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12,756.0 | −0.054 | 0.957 |
| E All |
29 (5.0) | 11 (1.5) | 40 (3.0) | 202 (35.1) | 148 (19.9) | 350 (26.5) | 245 (42.6) | 409 (55.0) | 654 (49.6) | 84 (14.6) | 135 (18.1) | 219 (16.6) | 15 (2.6) | 41 (5.5) | 56 (4.2) | |||
| Jordan | 4 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 66 | 101 | 167 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12,934.0 | −1.368 | 0.171 |
| KSA | 4 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 33 | 97 | 54 | 105 | 159 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9,994.0 | −4.422 | ** |
| Palestine | 9 | 2 | 11 | 47 | 31 | 78 | 63 | 109 | 172 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 9,570.0 | −4.522 | ** |
| UK | 12 | 3 | 15 | 46 | 40 | 86 | 62 | 94 | 156 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10,196.0 | −3.376 | 0.001 |
| O All |
10 (1.7) | 10 (1.3) | 20 (1.5) | 48 (8.3) | 73 (9.8) | 121 (9.2) | 245 (42.6) | 334 (44.9) | 579 (43.9) | 205 (35.7) | 279 (37.5) | 484 (36.7) | 67 (11.7) | 48 (6.5) | 115 (8.7) | |||
| Jordan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 65 | 82 | 147 | 52 | 82 | 134 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 12,720.0 | −1.629 | 0.103 |
| KSA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 49 | 84 | 133 | 68 | 65 | 133 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 10,825.5 | −3.367 | 0.001 |
| Palestine | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 64 | 87 | 151 | 47 | 72 | 119 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 12,951.5 | −0.147 | 0.883 |
| UK | 10 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 67 | 81 | 148 | 38 | 60 | 98 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11,722.5 | −1.388 | 0.165 |
| A All |
5 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.4) | 18 (3.1) | 7 (0.9) | 25 (1.9) | 88 (15.3) | 92 (12.4) | 180 (13.6) | 241 (41.9) | 301 (40.5) | 542 (41.1) | 223 (38.8) | 344 (46.2) | 567 (43.0) | |||
| Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 51 | 80 | 131 | 70 | 93 | 163 | 13,656.5 | −0.502 | 0.615 |
| KSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 73 | 78 | 151 | 56 | 80 | 136 | 12,927.0 | −0.778 | 0.436 |
| Palestine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 64 | 74 | 138 | 50 | 92 | 142 | 11,131.0 | −2.497 | 0.013 |
| UK | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 53 | 69 | 122 | 47 | 79 | 126 | 10,524.5 | −2.919 | 0.004 |
| C All |
36 (6.3) | 41 (5.5) | 77 (5.8) | 89 (15.5) | 114 (15.3) | 203 (15.4) | 246 (42.8) | 311 (41.8) | 557 (42.2) | 155 (27.0) | 173 (23.3) | 328 (24.9) | 49 (8.5) | 105 (14.1) | 154 (11.7) | |||
| Jordan | 14 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 57 | 94 | 151 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 13,226.0 | −0.993 | 0.321 |
| KSA | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 66 | 71 | 137 | 44 | 47 | 91 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 12,705.0 | −1.017 | 0.309 |
| Palestine | 6 | 14 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 59 | 77 | 136 | 43 | 45 | 88 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 12,188.0 | −1.093 | 0.274 |
| UK | 9 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 69 | 133 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 11,184.5 | −2.044 | 0.041 |
Pers. dim., personality dimension; All, all; N, neuroticism; E, extraversion; O, openness; A, agreeableness; C, conscientiousness; T, total; M, males; F, females; MWU, Mann–Whitney U-test statistic; Z, Z statistic; P, two-tailed significance probability value.
*
In comparison to the NEO Five-Factor Inventory manual norms.
**
P < 0.0001.