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Why has personality psychology played an outsized role in the credibility revolution?

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Atherton, Olivia E.
Chung, Joanne M.
Harris, Kelci
Rohrer, Julia M.
Condon, David M.
Cheung, Felix
Vazire, Simine
Lucas, Richard E.
Donnellan, M. Brent
Mroczek, Daniel K.
Soto, Christopher J.
Antonoplis, Stephen
Damian, Rodica Ioana
Funder, David C.
Srivastava, Sanjay
Fraley, R. Chris
Jach, Hayley
Roberts, Brent W.
Smillie, Luke D.
Sun, Jessie
Tackett, Jennifer L.
Weston, Sara J.
Harden, K. Paige
Corker, Katherine S.

Abstract / Description

Personality is not the most popular subfield of psychology. But, in one way or another, personality psychologists have played an outsized role in the ongoing “credibility revolution” in psychology. Not only have individual personality psychologists taken on visible roles in the movement, but our field’s practices and norms have now become models for other fields to emulate (or, for those who share Baumeister’s (2016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2016.02.003) skeptical view of the consequences of increasing rigor, a model for what to avoid). In this article we discuss some unique features of our field that may have placed us in an ideal position to be leaders in this movement. We do so from a subjective perspective, describing our impressions and opinions about possible explanations for personality psychology’s disproportionate role in the credibility revolution. We also discuss some ways in which personality psychology remains less-than-optimal, and how we can address these flaws.

Keyword(s)

personality psychology credibility revolution meta-science replication crisis

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Date of first publication

2021-08-12

Journal title

Personality Science

Volume

2

Article number

Article e6001

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Atherton, O. E., Chung, J. M., Harris, K., Rohrer, J. M., Condon, D. M., Cheung, F., Vazire, S., Lucas, R. E., Donnellan, M. B., Mroczek, D. K., Soto, C. J., Antonoplis, S., Damian, R. I., Funder, D. C., Srivastava, S., Fraley, R. C., Jach, H., Roberts, B. W., Smillie, L. D., ... Corker, K. S. (2021). Why has personality psychology played an outsized role in the credibility revolution?. Personality Science, 2, Article e6001. https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.6001
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Atherton, Olivia E.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Chung, Joanne M.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Harris, Kelci
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Rohrer, Julia M.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Condon, David M.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Cheung, Felix
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Vazire, Simine
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Lucas, Richard E.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Donnellan, M. Brent
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Mroczek, Daniel K.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Soto, Christopher J.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Antonoplis, Stephen
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Damian, Rodica Ioana
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Funder, David C.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Srivastava, Sanjay
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Fraley, R. Chris
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Jach, Hayley
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Roberts, Brent W.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Smillie, Luke D.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Sun, Jessie
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Tackett, Jennifer L.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Weston, Sara J.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Harden, K. Paige
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Corker, Katherine S.
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-04-14T11:25:08Z
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    2022-04-14T11:25:08Z
  • Date of first publication
    2021-08-12
  • Abstract / Description
    Personality is not the most popular subfield of psychology. But, in one way or another, personality psychologists have played an outsized role in the ongoing “credibility revolution” in psychology. Not only have individual personality psychologists taken on visible roles in the movement, but our field’s practices and norms have now become models for other fields to emulate (or, for those who share Baumeister’s (2016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2016.02.003) skeptical view of the consequences of increasing rigor, a model for what to avoid). In this article we discuss some unique features of our field that may have placed us in an ideal position to be leaders in this movement. We do so from a subjective perspective, describing our impressions and opinions about possible explanations for personality psychology’s disproportionate role in the credibility revolution. We also discuss some ways in which personality psychology remains less-than-optimal, and how we can address these flaws.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Atherton, O. E., Chung, J. M., Harris, K., Rohrer, J. M., Condon, D. M., Cheung, F., Vazire, S., Lucas, R. E., Donnellan, M. B., Mroczek, D. K., Soto, C. J., Antonoplis, S., Damian, R. I., Funder, D. C., Srivastava, S., Fraley, R. C., Jach, H., Roberts, B. W., Smillie, L. D., ... Corker, K. S. (2021). Why has personality psychology played an outsized role in the credibility revolution?. Personality Science, 2, Article e6001. https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.6001
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  • ISSN
    2700-0710
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5721
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6325
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.6001
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5037
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5038
  • Keyword(s)
    personality psychology
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  • Keyword(s)
    credibility revolution
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  • Keyword(s)
    meta-science
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  • Keyword(s)
    replication crisis
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Why has personality psychology played an outsized role in the credibility revolution?
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Article number
    Article e6001
  • Journal title
    Personality Science
  • Volume
    2
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