Regions of the United States differ in characteristics of personality. Rentfrow et al., (2013) evaluated state-level personality traits to determine whether the United States was divided into psychological regions. The authors further explored how these psychological regions shape the population’s political, economic, social, and health (PESH) characteristics. Rentfrow and colleagues utilized a multi-sample approach to collect personality characteristics, demographics, and state of residence then compared this data to the Big Five Inventory and U.S. Census Bureau. Their results indicated that there are robust psychological regions within the United States. Their investigation also determined that personality traits from the Big Five model in
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Benotsch, Jeffers, Snipes, Martin and Koester (2013) investigated how personality traits have a positive relationship with nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD). The authors examined the predictability of the Big Five model by personality and drug use surveys. Their study found that personality traits were consistent with the students reported NMUPD behavior. Risk taking behavior is presumed to be a facet of openness to experience. Benotsch and colleagues further explained the assumption that Openness to Experience is positively correlated to drug use because of the person’s willingness to experiment and partake in risky behaviors. The authors also discovered that students high in Openness indicated larger rates of stimulant use compared to other drugs. Moreover, the authors found that overall, some personality traits predict drug use compared to others. For example, students with higher levels of neuroticism were more likely to engage in this illicit drug use than those high in conscientiousness. From this study, it is evident that personality traits from the Big Five model are predictors of drug
Benotsch, Jeffers, Snipes, Martin and Koester (2013) investigated how personality traits have a positive relationship with nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD). The authors examined the predictability of the Big Five model by personality and drug use surveys. Their study found that personality traits were consistent with the students reported NMUPD behavior. Risk taking behavior is presumed to be a facet of openness to experience. Benotsch and colleagues further explained the assumption that Openness to Experience is positively correlated to drug use because of the person’s willingness to experiment and partake in risky behaviors. The authors also discovered that students high in Openness indicated larger rates of stimulant use compared to other drugs. Moreover, the authors found that overall, some personality traits predict drug use compared to others. For example, students with higher levels of neuroticism were more likely to engage in this illicit drug use than those high in conscientiousness. From this study, it is evident that personality traits from the Big Five model are predictors of drug