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Do Students with Dyslexia Have a Different Personality Profile as Measured with the Big Five?

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  • Wim Tops
  • Ellen Verguts
  • Maaike Callens
  • Marc Brysbaert

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Background: Few studies are available about the personality profile of higher education students with dyslexia and to which extent this could be any different from their non-dyslexic peers. Aims and Sample(s): To obtain empirical evidence, we compared the personality profile of a group of 100 Dutch-speaking students with dyslexia with that of a control group of 100 students without learning disabilities. Methods: The NEO-PI-R based on the Big Five in personality research was used. Results and Conclusions: Our study showed no differences in the personality between both groups. This agrees with a recent meta-analysis of English findings (Swanson & Hsieh, 2009), suggesting that students with dyslexia do not perceive themselves differently than their non-dyslexic peers. Practical implications and directions for future research are considered.

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  • Wim Tops & Ellen Verguts & Maaike Callens & Marc Brysbaert, 2013. "Do Students with Dyslexia Have a Different Personality Profile as Measured with the Big Five?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(5), pages 1-6, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0064484
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064484
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