Definition
Extraversion is a higher-order dimension of personality variation encompassing individual differences in sociability, assertiveness, positive emotionality, approach tendencies, and status motivation.
Introduction
The extraversion continuum is one of several basic higher-order dimensions of personality variation (Wilt and Revelle 2008). In what follows, the main research findings regarding extraversion will be overviewed.
Phenotypic Description
The extraversion continuum is defined by correlated variation in multiple psychological and behavioral facets (Lucas et al. 2000; Wilt and Revelle 2008). At the high end of the continuum, extraverted behavior is defined by gregariousness, boldness, assertiveness, approach tendencies, positive emotionality, and status motivation. Symmetrically, at the low end of the continuum, introverted behavior is defined by shyness,...
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Lukaszewski, A.W. (2016). Extraversion. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1071-1
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