PERSONALIDAD E INFANCIA. DIFERENCIAS EN FUNCIÓN DE LOS NIVELES DE PERFECCIONISMO AUTO-ORIENTADO

The aim of this study was to determine if there are differences in the Big Five personality traits  (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, Openness and Conscientiousness) among participants with high and low Self-Oriented Perfectionism (SOP) in Spanish children. A sample of 483 students between 8 and 11 years old, and the SOP subscale of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS) and the Big Five Questionnaire for Children (BFQ-C) which evaluates the Big Five traits of the personality were used. The results of the t Student test showed that participants with high levels of PAO had significantly higher mean in Extraversion, Openness and Agreeableness than their peers with low SOP. In contrast, no significant differences between groups regarding the mean scores on Neuroticism and Consciousness were observed. The results do not coincide with previous empirical evidence, suggesting that the relationship between the SOP and personality may vary depending on the age or culture.