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truity_psych OP t1_jcgo8t7 wrote

Reply to comment by amandagov in Hi, I’m Molly Owens, CEO & Founder of Truity – the personality assessment company. You can ask me anything about personality types and personality research, including the Enneagram, Myers-Briggs theory or the Big Five system of personality. by truity_psych

On average, women score as more Agreeable on personality assessments, and sometimes higher in Neuroticism (this doesn't necessarily mean women are more neurotic; generally, women are socialized to be more free with expressing emotion, both positive and negative, which is what Neuroticism is about). What to do with this information is less clear.

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amandagov t1_jcirk33 wrote

u/truity_psych Why would test makers use this word when its conventional definition has nothing to do with the traits they are trying to describe?

Also, this seems conspiratorially anti-women. Why don't they just change the label for this trait to something more accurate?

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