Personality and victimization in the Americas

Matthew Cawvey; Matthew Hayes; Damarys Canache; Jeffery J. Mondak

doi:10.1177/0269758017727345

Personality and victimization in the Americas

Matthew Cawvey
, Matthew Hayes
, Damarys Canache
, Jeffery J. Mondak

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Abstract

Victimization is associated with traumatic harm, bringing inherent importance to efforts to understand why victimization occurs. Past research has shown that economic and demographic factors affect the probability that individuals will experience bribery, crime, and discrimination. We build on this foundation by arguing that a fuller account of victimization must include the impact of differences in personality. To test our hypotheses, we utilize survey data from 22 nations in the Americas. Results show that openness and extraversion increase the probability of victimization and agreeableness decreases it.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	123-139
Number of pages	17
Journal	International Review of Victimology
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0269758017727345
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

Big Five
Personality
bribery
crime
discrimination

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