Images of the self: prediction of peer-evaluations of one's personality, using implicit and explicit self-assessments

The present research analyses relations between explicit, implicit and peer-assessment of two personality variables: Extraversion and Conscientiousness. Students (N = 43) were evaluated by their peers on 32 adjectives relevant for the two personality dimensions. In addition, they completed the IPIP-50 personality questionnaire and the Semantic Misattribution Procedure. Results indicate significant correlations between explicit and peer evaluations of Extraversion and Conscientiousness. Only the implicit measure of Conscientiousness correlated with its peer evaluation. Regression analyses indicated that peer evaluations of both traits are predicted only by the explicit measures of personality, while the implicit measures remained insignificant as predictors. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier B. V. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of PSIWORLD2011