Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Add Paper to My Library Share: Permalink Using these links will ensure access to this page indefinitely Copy URL The Personality and Cognitive Traits Associated with Adolescents' Sensitivity to Social Norms Scientific Reports, Forthcoming 53 Pages Posted: 10 Nov 2022 See all articles by Christopher TateChristopher TateQueen's University Belfast - Institute of Clinical SciencesRajnish KumarQueen's University Management SchoolJennifer MurrayQueen's University BelfastSharon Sánchez-FrancoUniversidad de los Andes, ColombiaOlga Lucía SarmientoUniversidad de los Andes, ColombiaShannon MontgomeryFlorida State UniversityHuiyu ZhouUniversity of LeicesterAbhijit RamalingamAppalachian State University - Department of EconomicsErin L. KrupkaUniversity of Michigan at Ann ArborErik O. KimbroughChapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics; Chapman University - Smith Institute for Political Economy and PhilosophyFrank KeeQueen's University BelfastRuth HunterQueen's University Belfast Date Written: August 1, 2022 Abstract Little is known about the personality and cognitive traits that shape adolescents' sensitivity to social norms. Further, few studies have harnessed novel empirical tools to elicit sensitivity to social norms among adolescent populations. This paper examines the association between sensitivity to norms and various personality and cognitive traits using an incentivised rule-following task grounded in Game Theory. Cross-sectional data were obtained from 1,274 adolescents. Self-administered questionnaires were used to measure personality traits as well as other psychosocial characteristics. Incentivised rule-following experiments gauged sensitivity to social norms. A series of multilevel mixed effects ordered logistic regression models were employed to assess the association between sensitivity to norms and the personality and cognitive traits. The results highlighted statistically significant univariate associations between the personality and cognitive traits and sensitivity to norms. However, in the multivariate adjusted model, the only factor associated with sensitivity to norms was gender. The gender-stratified analyses revealed differences in the personality and cognitive traits associated with sensitivity to norms across genders. For males need to belong was significantly negatively associated with sensitivity to norms in the multivariate model. By comparison, emotional stability was negatively associated with sensitivity to norms for females. This study reinforced the findings from an earlier study and suggested female adolescents had higher levels of sensitivity to norms. The results indicated no consistent pattern between sensitivity to norms and the personality and cognitive traits. Our findings provide a basis for further empirical research on a relatively nascent construct, and bring a fresh perspective to the question of norm-following preferences among this age group. Note: Funding Information: This study was funded by a grant from the Medical Research Council Population and Systems Medicine Board (reference number MR/R011176/1). CT was funded by a Ph.D. studentship from the Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland. Conflict of Interests: The author(s) declare no competing interests. Ethical Approval: The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved. Ethical approval has been granted from the Queen's University Belfast, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences ethics committee (reference number 18.43; v3 Sept 2018), and Research committee of the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá (937 -July 30, 2018). Written informed consent to participate in this study was provided by the participants' legal guardian/next of kin. Keywords: norms, personality, cognition, traits, individual differences Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation Tate, Christopher and Kumar, Rajnish and Murray, Jennifer and Sánchez-Franco, Sharon and Sarmiento, Olga Lucía and Montgomery, Shannon and Zhou, Huiyu and Ramalingam, Abhijit and Krupka, Erin L. and Kimbrough, Erik O. and Kee, Frank and Hunter, Ruth, The Personality and Cognitive Traits Associated with Adolescents' Sensitivity to Social Norms (August 1, 2022). Scientific Reports, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4206034 Christopher Tate (Contact Author) Queen's University Belfast - Institute of Clinical Sciences ( email ) Rajnish Kumar Queen's University Management School ( email ) 25 University SquareBelfast, Northern Ireland BT7 1NNNorthern Ireland Jennifer Murray Queen's University Belfast ( email ) 25 University SquareBelfast, BT7 1NNIreland Sharon Sánchez-Franco Universidad de los Andes, Colombia ( email ) Carrera Primera # 18A-12Bogota, DC D.C. 110311Colombia Olga Lucía Sarmiento Universidad de los Andes, Colombia ( email ) Shannon Montgomery Florida State University ( email ) Huiyu Zhou University of Leicester ( email ) University RoadLeicester, LE1 7RHUnited Kingdom Abhijit Ramalingam Appalachian State University - Department of Economics ( email ) Boone, NC 28608United States HOME PAGE: http://https://sites.google.com/site/abhijitramalingam/ Erin L. Krupka University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 500 S. State StreetAnn Arbor, MI 48109United States Erik O. Kimbrough Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics ( email ) One University DrOrange, CA 92866United States Chapman University - Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy ( email ) One University DriveOrange, CA 92866United States Frank Kee Queen's University Belfast ( email ) Ruth Hunter Queen's University Belfast ( email ) 25 University SquareBelfast, BT7 1NNIreland Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN? 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