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| Title |
What Is Your Faction? Multidimensional Evidence for the Divergent Series As the Basis for a New Model of Personality and Work Life
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, October 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01751 |
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| Authors |
Bruno C. de Souza, Antonio Roazzi |
| Abstract |
Introduction: The successful "Divergent" sci-fi trilogy by writer Veronica Roth portrays a dystopian and post-apocalyptic society where the population is divided into five groups called "Factions," each with a specific social role and associated to a specific set of psychological traits. Though fictional, such typology is compelling and may provide a significant contribution to personality studies. Objectives: To investigate the accuracy of the classification of psychological and sociocultural traits into five Factions as described in Divergent and their potential practical usefulness for understanding work life choices and experiences in organizations. Method: A total of 217 Brazilian adult men and women of various ages, socioeconomic status and ethnicities were submitted to measures of several psychological and sociocultural variables, as well as of how strongly they supposedly manifest each Faction. The resulting dataset was studied using Smallest Space Analysis (SSA) and Facet Theory. Results: The Factions were shown not only to be associated to psychological variables in ways consistent with the descriptions from Divergent, but also to be related to specific aspects of one's work life in organizations. Conclusion: The five Factions conceived by Roth appear to constitute an original set of constructs that are psychologically valid and, at the same time, of practical use in predicting work life choices and experiences. This justifies engaging in future empirical and theoretical work toward a new scientific model of potential practical value. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 22 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 23% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 14% |
| Brazil | 2 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 9% |
| Ireland | 1 | 5% |
| Denmark | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 8 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 16 | 73% |
| Scientists | 5 | 23% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 21 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 21 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 14% |
| Professor | 3 | 14% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 10% |
| Researcher | 2 | 10% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 14% |
| Unknown | 7 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 5 | 24% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 10% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 19% |
| Unknown | 6 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 November 2017.
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