Resting Frontal EEG Asymmetry and Personality Traits: A Meta-Analysis
Kuper, Kackenmester and Wacker meta-analysed the relation between personality and resting frontal EEG asymmetry using 79 independent samples and about 5,700 participants. Less than 0.4 per cent of the variance in extraversion and neuroticism was explained, a small effect appeared for trait anger and a small to medium effect for defensiveness from very few studies, and none emerged for impulsivity. Effects shrank after adjusting for publication bias, and the authors conclude that the validity of resting frontal asymmetry as a personality marker is not supported. European Journal of Personality 33(2), 2019. The full text was not read.
Kuper, Kackenmester and Wacker meta-analysed the relation between personality and resting frontal EEG asymmetry using 79 independent samples and about 5,700 participants. Less than 0.4 per cent of the variance in extraversion and neuroticism was explained, a small effect appeared for trait anger and a small to medium effect for defensiveness from very few studies, and none emerged for impulsivity. Effects shrank after adjusting for publication bias, and the authors conclude that the validity of resting frontal asymmetry as a personality marker is not supported. European Journal of Personality 33(2), 2019. The full text was not read.
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Kuper, N., Käckenmester, W., & Wacker, J. (2019). Resting Frontal EEG Asymmetry and Personality Traits: A Meta-Analysis. European Journal of Personality, 33(2). doi:10.1002/per.2197 https://doi.org/10.1002/per.2197