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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BILINGUALISM
Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 811-823Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1367006919888581
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Multilingualism; flexibility; social initiative; open-mindedness; emotional stability; cultural empathy
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Aims and objectives: Personality psychologists argue that personality is the result of nature and nurture. However, relatively little attention has been paid to the latter. The present study considers the effect of multilingualism, a social factor, on personality. Methodology: A total of 651 multilinguals from around the world filled out an online questionnaire containing questions about participants' language profile and a so-called Big 5 questionnaire: the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (short form). Data and analysis: Correlation analyses were run between the level of multilingualism of participants and their scores on five personality traits. A parceled structural equation model was then used to examine the influence of multilingualism on three personality subscales. Findings: The model indicated significant positive path coefficients between the level of multilingualism and Flexibility, Social Initiative and Open-mindedness.
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