%0 Journal Article
%T Do Students with Dyslexia Have a Different Personality Profile as Measured with the Big Five?
%A Wim Tops
%A Ellen Verguts
%A Maaike Callens
%A Marc Brysbaert
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2013
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0064484
%X Background Few studies are available about the personality profile of higher education students with dyslexia and to which extent this could be any different from their non-dyslexic peers. Aims and Sample(s) To obtain empirical evidence, we compared the personality profile of a group of 100 Dutch-speaking students with dyslexia with that of a control group of 100 students without learning disabilities. Methods The NEO-PI-R based on the Big Five in personality research was used. Results and Conclusions Our study showed no differences in the personality between both groups. This agrees with a recent meta-analysis of English findings (Swanson & Hsieh, 2009), suggesting that students with dyslexia do not perceive themselves differently than their non-dyslexic peers. Practical implications and directions for future research are considered.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0064484