Oda, R., Machii, W., Takagi, S., Kato, Y., Takeda, M.（武田美亜）, Kiyonari, T.（清成透子）, Fukukawa, Y.（福川康之）, Hiraishi, K.（平石界） (2013). Personality and altruism in daily life. Personality and Individual Differences, 56, 206-209. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.09.017
Personality may be among the factors contributing to individual differences in altruism. Given that explanations of altruistic behavior differ according to the relationship between actors and recipients, the personality traits contributing to altruist behavior may differ according to the relationship between the parties involved. However, few studies on the effect of personality on altruism have examined the relationship between donor and recipient, and no study has addressed altruistic behavior in daily life. We employed the Self-Report Altruism Scale Distinguished by the Recipient, which was newly developed to evaluate altruism among Japanese undergraduates, to investigate the relationship between the Big-Five personality traits and the frequency of altruistic behaviors toward various recipients (family members, friends or acquaintances, and strangers) in daily life. With the exception of extraversion, which commonly contributed to altruistic behavior toward all three types of recipients, the particular traits that contributed to altruism differed according to recipient. Conscientiousness contributed to altruism only toward family members, agreeableness contributed to altruism only toward friends/acquaintances, and openness contributed to altruism only toward strangers.
日常生活における利他行動とビッグ５パーソナリティとの関連を検討した。利他行動は「家族」「友人・知人」「他人」に対するものを区別して質問紙により測定した（小田ら, 2013, 心理学研究）。外向性は、利他行動の３次元全てに寄与していた。家族への利他行動には、誠実性も寄与していた。友人・知人への利他行動には、協調性も寄与していた。他人への利他行動には、開放性も寄与していた。