Table 3.
Distribution of NEO-FFI personality dimension scores among participants in each country and differences between genders (N = 1,319; 575 males and 744 females).
| Personality dimension | Mean score (±SD) | 95% confidence intervals | MWU | Z | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||||
| Neuroticism: All samples |
19.17 (6.80) | 21.70 (7.43) | 20.60 (7.27) | 18.62–19.73 | 21.17–22.24 | 20.21–20.99 | 173989.5 | −5.824 | <0.0001 |
| Jordan | 19.23 (6.95) | 21.49 (6.95) | 20.53 (7.03) | 18.09–20.37 | 20.51–22.48 | 19.77–21.28 | 11519.5 | −2.855 | 0.004 |
| KSA | 20.01 (6.61) | 22.07 (7.736) | 21.15 (7.32) | 18.93–21.08 | 20.94–23.19 | 20.35–21.94 | 11268.5 | −2.629 | 0.009 |
| Palestine | 18.88 (6.77) | 21.61 (7.00) | 20.45 (7.02) | 17.74–20.01 | 20.60–22.61 | 19.68–21.21 | 10316.0 | −3.258 | 0.001 |
| UK | 18.54 (6.86) | 21.66 (8.07) | 20.28 (7.70) | 17.40–19.67 | 20.47–22.85 | 19.43–21.12 | 10232.5 | −3.094 | 0.002 |
| Extraversion: All samples |
28.97 (4.79) | 27.72 (4.96) | 28.26 (4.92) | 28.57–29.36 | 27.36–28.08 | 28.00–28.53 | 181369.0 | −4.753 | <0.0001 |
| Jordan | 28.25 (4.94) | 28.07 (5.06) | 28.15 (5.00) | 27.44–29.06 | 27.36–28.79 | 27.61–28.68 | 13669.0 | −0.445 | 0.657 |
| KSA | 28.82 (4.90) | 27.63 (4.80) | 28.16 (4.88) | 28.03–29.62 | 26.93–28.33 | 27.64–28.69 | 11154.0 | −2.765 | 0.006 |
| Palestine | 29.40 (4.41) | 27.38 (4.83) | 28.24 (4.75) | 28.66–30.13 | 26.69–28.08 | 27.72–28.76 | 10028.0 | −3.604 | <0.0001 |
| UK | 29.43 (4.82) | 27.78 (5.14) | 28.51 (5.06) | 28.63–30.22 | 27.02–28.54 | 27.96–29.07 | 10566.0 | −2.697 | 0.007 |
| Openness: All samples |
24.17 (4.93) | 24.41 (5.01) | 24.30 (4.97) | 23.77–24.58 | 24.05–24.77 | 24.04–24.57 | 207678.5 | −0.909 | 0.363 |
| Jordan | 23.23 (4.24) | 23.77 (4.69) | 23.54 (4.51) | 22.53–23.92 | 23.11–24.44 | 23.06–24.02 | 13549.5 | −0.579 | 0.563 |
| KSA | 22.80 (4.18) | 24.52 (5.11) | 23.76 (4.79) | 22.13–23.48 | 23.78–25.27 | 23.24–24.27 | 10655.5 | −3.343 | 0.001 |
| Palestine | 24.17 (4.73) | 24.17 (4.90) | 24.17 (4.82) | 23.37–24.96 | 23.46–24.88 | 23.64–24.69 | 13032.5 | −0.040 | 0.968 |
| UK | 26.55 (5.61) | 25.22 (5.25) | 25.81 (5.45) | 25.62–27.48 | 24.45–26.00 | 25.22–26.41 | 10917.5 | −2.271 | 0.023 |
| Agreeableness: All samples |
25.99 (4.62) | 26.81 (4.31) | 26.45 (4.46) | 25.61–26.37 | 26.50–27.12 | 26.21–26.69 | 186342.5 | −4.027 | <0.0001 |
| Jordan | 25.10 (4.39) | 26.52 (4.02) | 25.91 (4.23) | 24.38–25.82 | 25.95–27.09 | 25.46–26.37 | 11078.0 | −3.355 | 0.001 |
| KSA | 25.80 (4.18) | 26.95 (4.39) | 26.44 (4.33) | 25.12–26.48 | 26.31–27.59 | 25.97–26.91 | 11419.5 | −2.460 | 0.014 |
| Palestine | 25.91 (4.34) | 26.68 (3.93) | 26.35 (4.12) | 25.19–26.64 | 26.11–27.24 | 25.90–26.80 | 11697.0 | −1.625 | 0.104 |
| UK | 27.17 (5.29) | 27.12 (4.90) | 27.14 (5.07) | 26.29–28.04 | 26.39–27.84 | 26.58–27.70 | 12206.0 | −0.715 | 0.474 |
| Conscientiousness: All samples |
33.00 (6.34) | 33.16 (6.65) | 33.09 (6.52) | 32.48–33.52 | 32.68–33.63 | 32.74–33.44 | 204452.5 | −1.379 | 0.168 |
| Jordan | 34.07 (7.01) | 34.20 (5.85) | 34.14 (6.36) | 32.92–35.22 | 33.37–35.02 | 33.46–34.82 | 14056.5 | −0.010 | 0.992 |
| KSA | 31.69 (6.00) | 33.20 (6.73) | 32.53 (6.45) | 30.71–32.66 | 32.22–34.18 | 31.83–33.22 | 11388.0 | −2.492 | 0.013 |
| Palestine | 33.60 (5.90) | 33.48 (6.37) | 33.53 (6.16) | 32.62–34.59 | 34.39–33.63 | 32.86–34.20 | 12894.5 | −0.203 | 0.839 |
| UK | 32.69 (6.18) | 31.64 (7.42) | 32.11 (6.90) | 31.66–33.71 | 30.55–32.74 | 31.35–32.86 | 12438.0 | −0.435 | 0.664 |
SD, standard deviation; MWU, Mann–Whitney U-test statistic, Z, Z statistic; P, two-tailed significance probability value.