PERSONALITY AND ESTHETIC SENSITIVITY - EXTENSION FINDINGS TO YOUNGER AGE AND TO DIFFERENT CULTURE

2 CONFIRMATIONS ARE REPORTED OF A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP, PREVIOUSLY FOUND IN UNITED STATES COLLEGE MEN, BETWEEN ESTHETIC SENSITIVITY (MEASURED BY AGREEMENT WITH EXPERTS ON ESTHETIC JUDGMENTS OR ART PREFERENCES) AND QUESTIONNAIRE MEASURES OF COGNITIVE INDEPENDENCE AND OPENNESS. A STUDY OF UNITED STATES SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CONFIRMS THE GENERAL RELATIONSHIP FOR BOTH SEXES, A YOUNGER AGE, AND A MORE DIVERSIFIED POPULATION, BUT FOR ONLY 2 OUT OF 3 PERSONALITY MEASURES. A STUDY OF 131 COLLEGE MEN IN JAPAN CONFIRMS THE RELATIONSHIP FOR ALL 3 PERSONALITY MEASURES USED. THE HYPOTHESIS IS SUGGESTED THAT THIS RELATION BETWEEN PERSONALITY AND ESTHETIC SENSITIVITY MAY BE FOUND IN ANY SOCIETY WHERE ESTHETIC VALUES ARE STRESSED IN SOME GENERALLY AVAILABLE PART OF THE CULTURAL TRADITION. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1968 American Psychological Association.