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Sex Differences in Personality Traits in Egyptian Adolescents
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek, Marwa Mahmoud Mady, Hiba Haj Omer, Mona Ghazi Sayegh and Mayssah A. El Nayal
Published: 2026/03/01
Abstract
The present study investigates sex differences in the Big Five personality traits among a sample of secondary school students aged 13 to 17 years in government schools of Alexandria, Egypt (N = 1,489). They responded to the Arabic Big Five Personality Inventory (ABFPI). Based on the effect size (d values), boys obtained significantly higher mean total scores than girls did for extraversion and conscientiousness, whereas girls had significantly higher mean scores than did boys for neuroticism and agreeableness. The largest sex difference was for neuroticism (d = 0.63). Results were interpreted in light of the characteristics of Egyptian society as a collectivist culture.
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