The Relationship Between the Big Five Personality and the Trajectory of High School Freshmen’s Subjective Social Status During the School Transition Period: A Latent Growth Curve Model

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.05.017

Abstract

Abstract: The current study aimed to investigate the developmental trajectory of subjective social status (SSS) and the role of personality dimension of high school freshmen in their transition period. A total of 546 high school freshmen participated in four tests with one-month intervals throughout the first semester of high school. The results of latent growth models showed that: 1) The growth trajectory of SSS of high school freshmen was piecewise linear with significant individual differences. 2) Extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness significantly predicted the initial level of SSS. 3) Extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism significantly predicted the rate of decline in the first stage of SSS. These results suggest that the SSS of high school freshmen is initially reformed within the first month of enrollment, during which personality plays a unique role.

Key words: high school freshman, transition to high school, Big Five personality, subjective social status, latent growth model

摘要： 为了考察入学过渡期高中新生主观社会地位（subjective social status, SSS）的变化轨迹及人格在其中的作用，本研究对546名高一新生进行了历时4个月的4次追踪测试。基于潜变量增长模型的分析结果显示：（1）SSS呈阶段化线性增长，且个体间差异显著；（2）人格中的外倾性、宜人性、责任心和开放性均能显著预测SSS的初始水平；（3）外倾性、宜人性和神经质对SSS的第一阶段变化速度有显著预测作用。结果表明，SSS会在新生入学后1个月内初步形成，且人格与其变化轨迹有关。

关键词: 高中新生, 入学过渡期, 大五人格, 主观社会地位, 潜变量增长模型

CLC Number:

B849

CHENG Gang, ZOU Yan, YU Wei, DING Fangyuan, JIA Yuncheng. The Relationship Between the Big Five Personality and the Trajectory of High School Freshmen’s Subjective Social Status During the School Transition Period: A Latent Growth Curve Model[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2022, 20(5): 692-699.

程刚, 邹燕, 余玮, 丁芳媛, 贾云丞. 入学过渡期高中新生大五人格与主观社会地位变化轨迹的关系：基于潜变量增长模型的分析[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2022, 20(5): 692-699.

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