Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Lanning, Kevin
Thesis/Dissertation Co-Chair
Hess, John J.
Abstract
The current study is presented as an exploratory network analysis of personality psychology using a network composed of 54 source papers and references. The network contains 2852 distinct papers with 4455 connections between them. The articles used were papers from the Annual Review of Psychology, which dealt with the subject of personality from 1950 to 2012. References from the source papers were pulled and mapped onto a network that graphically illustrated the links between different citations. From the network it was possible to deduce, both visually and statistically, distinctively clustered communities, the relative influence of certain psychologists, and the researchers that bridged disciplinary gaps within the field of personality research. By using methods such as network analysis it is possible create an alternative map of the field of personality psychology and science as a whole.
Recommended Citation
Hesse, Jared, "MEANINGFUL LINKS: USING NETWORK ANALYSIS TO ARTICULATE THE STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY" (2014). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019. 190.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors_2/190
Extent
54 p.
Identifier
FA00003619
Comments
Includes bibliography.