ABSTRACT This study explores the determinants of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) adoption in Malaysian tertiary tourism education, particularly in the post-COVID-19 context. By extending the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with personality traits, it examines how openness to experience (OE) and emotional stability (ES) influence students’ acceptance of immersive technologies. A survey of 355 tourism students was analyzed using SmartPLS 4. Results reveal that OE significantly predicts perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), and attitude (ATT), underscoring both cognitive and affective pathways. In contrast, ES does not significantly affect usability perceptions or act as a mediator, although it contributes indirectly to ATT. Moreover, PU, PEOU, and ATT significantly predict behavioral intention (BI), with ATT emerging as the strongest predictor. These results contribute to the theoretical integration of personality within TAM and provide practical guidance for designing intuitive, emotionally engaging AR/VR environments to improve adoption in Malaysian higher education.

When museum visits become a family routine: Are they associated with adolescents' openness to experience and emotional stability?

Guided by Service-Dominant Logic (SDL) and Attention Restoration Theory (ART), this study develops and tests a dual-actor path model linking perceived restorativeness, self-identity, affective attachment, and value co-creation behavior in the context of shared farmland tourism. Based on field surveys and dual-version questionnaires, results reveal a differentiated cognition–emotion–behavior mechanism between tourists and villagers: tourists are primarily driven by affective attachment, while villagers rely more on identity construction. Furthermore, Openness to Experience (OTE) significantly moderates the restoration pathway, with stronger effects observed among villagers. These findings uncover a dual-path emotional healing mechanism and highlight the boundary role of personality traits in tourists and villagers' co-creative tourism, offering theoretical and practical insights into the formation of service value in participatory rural experiences.

Positive schizotypy is thought to have important relationships with openness to experience (OE), but the nature of this relationship is still uncertain, as OE is a broad and multifaceted trait. There is also evidence that positive schizotypy forms a joint factor with some OE items, but the nature of this joint factor and its relationships with and distinctiveness from other OE facets such as absorption is unclear. This research (n = 1,016) assessed both positive schizotypy as well as a relatively broad range of OE facets. In item-level factor analyses, we again found a factor (labeled schizotypal thinking) that included items from both positive schizotypy and OE scales reflecting relatively common odd beliefs. The schizotypal thinking factor was distinct both from a factor that appeared closer to symptoms of psychosis as well as from absorption. The schizotypal thinking factor was also moderately to strongly associated with multiple OE factors (e.g., absorption, aesthetic appreciation, fantasy, and innovation); relative to other commonly identified OE facets such as intellect, schizotypal thinking also tended to be at least as strongly associated with the same number of other OE facets. Further, schizotypal thinking and its most related OE facets, but not intellect, tended to be associated with psychotic symptoms, dissociation, and both negative and positive urgency. Overall, our results further support and clarify differential associations between positive schizotypy and OE facets. Our results also suggest that the schizotypal thinking factor might be considered a distinct aspect of OE. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

Background. Several psychological processes can influence the adjustment of cardiac patients. Psychological flexibility has been linked to significant improvements in psychological well-being during cardiac rehabilitation (CR). It can be understood as the dynamic interaction of three key processes: openness to experience (OE), behavioral awareness (BA), and value-driven action (VA). This study aimed to (1) evaluate the distinct role of these processes in predicting anxiety, depression, and psychological well-being in cardiac patients, and (2) assess these associations over the course of CR. Methods. A total of 194 CR patients participated in this longitudinal study, with 156 completing follow-up assessments at T2. Anxiety and depression were measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-4, psychological well-being with the Psychological Well-being Index-Short, and psychological flexibility using the Comprehensive Assessment of ACT Processes. Results. Cross-sectional regression analysis revealed that all three psychological flexibility dimensions were negatively associated with anxiety and depression and positively associated with psychological well-being at T1. However, longitudinal analyses showed that only VA was positively associated with a decrease in depressive symptoms following CR. A sensitivity analysis conducted on the subgroup of patients with mild to severe symptoms of anxiety and depression further confirmed the robustness of these findings. Conclusions. These results highlight the potential benefits of measuring specific psychological flexibility processes when examining the psychological status of cardiac patients and when planning psychological interventions during CR.

Novelty exposure and the upregulation of the noradrenergic (NA) system have been suggested as crucial for developing cognitive reserve and resilience against neurodegeneration. Openness to experience (OE), a personality trait associated with interest in novel experiences, may play a key role in facilitating this process. High-OE individuals tend to be more curious and encounter a wider range of novel stimuli throughout their lifespan. To investigate the relationship between OE and the main core of the NA system, the locus coeruleus (LC), as well as its potential mediation of IQ-a measure of cognitive reserve-MRI structural analyses were conducted on 135 healthy young adults. Compared with other neuromodulators' seeds, such as dorsal and median raphe-5-HT, ventral tegmental area-DA-, and nucleus basalis of Meynert-Ach-, the results indicated that higher LC signal intensity correlated with greater OE and IQ. Furthermore, mediation analyses revealed that only the LC played a mediating role between OE and IQ. These findings shed light on the neurobiology of personality and emphasize the importance of LC-NA system integrity in a novelty-seeking behavior. They provide a psychobiological explanation for how OE expression can contribute to the maintenance of the NA system, enhancing cognitive reserve and resilience against neurodegeneration.

Mechanized personality discovery from image features has arisen and acquired a lot of consideration in the branch of knowledge of full of feeling registering and opinion examination. This work presents a deep learning model that can measure personality characteristics on five classes which is Conscientiousness (CON), Openness to experience (OPN), Extraversion (EXT), Neuroticism (NEU) and Agreeableness (AGR) from a picture. This work proposes a model utilizing Convolutional Neural Networks to naturally extract highlights from a representation that are marks of personality qualities. To improve the detection level of personality Traits, Faster Region Convolutional Neural Network (F-CNN) model with Adaptive Bacterial Foraging Optimization (ABFO) is presented. The proposed model exhibits the effectiveness of the acquainted technique with a promising personality forecast model and can group the client's personality qualities when contrasted with the best-in-class procedures. While assessing the proposed technique, results show a ruthless and critical exactness improvement in contrast with the latest outcomes for the Personality dataset for personality recognition. Moreover, present the usually utilized datasets and call attention to a portion of the difficulties of personality-mindful proposal frameworks.

Background Openness to experience (OTE) is one of the Big Five traits that describe the personality of the individual. Player satisfaction (Satisfaction) is composed of the factors of excitement, challenge, learning experience, team victory and self-discovery in a simulation game. OTE and Satisfaction appear to have a symbiotic relationship that feeds on their characteristics and outcomes. This study is undertaken to understand the relationship between OTE and Satisfaction in a simulation game. Objectives of the Study The objectives are to develop a scale of OTE in the context of a simulation game, to identify the factors of OTE and to study the interactive effects of OTE and Satisfaction and their factors. Methods An instrument of 40 statements was administered to 190 post-graduate management students at the end of a brand-related simulation game. It had 12 statements that represented OTE and 28 statements of the Satisfaction scale. The data was purified and processed for factor analysis; the variables and their factors were subjected to correlation and regression. Results Two OTE factors, each of eigenvalue greater than one, were extracted and named search for novelty and passion to know. Discussion The conclusions of this study may be generalisable only to sample profiles that are most similar to the study sample, but not to other contexts due to the ambiguous effect of personality, contexts and cultures on the study variables. The strong positive correlations between OTE, Satisfaction and their factors show their bases in a common platform, i.e. the experience of the simulation game. The search for novelty predicts Satisfaction more powerfully than OTE predicts Satisfaction. Self-discovery, learning experience and excitement affect OTE positively and more powerfully than challenge, team victory or Satisfaction. Further studies of passion, intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy may enhance our understanding of their impact on Satisfaction.

PurposeThis study investigates the relationship between the individual’s levels of innovativeness (ILI) and the individual’s intention to finance (IIF) an equity crowdfunding campaign to understand whether and to what extent individuals' personalities (IP) can foster crowdfunding success.Design/methodology/approachOLS models are applied based on survey data collected from 385 US and UK citizen respondents. Further, the baseline relationship between ILI and IIF is broken down on the basis of the interactions with two behavioral characteristics: proactive personality (PP) and openness to experience (OE).FindingsResults show a positive relationship between individual’s levels of innovativeness and the individual’s intention to finance an equity crowdfunding campaign. Furthermore, this relationship continues to be positive when moderators are introduced in the models, demonstrating that PP and OE are personal traits that strengthen the main relationship.Originality/valueOur findings contribute to enriching the stream of literature according to which equity crowdfunding is a helpful tool not only able to bridge the financial gap of companies during the first phase of their life cycle. The findings also contribute to the development of the innovation process, creating also a social identity within the crowdfunding community.

To verify the association between personality traits and academic performance in a university setting, we collected the grade point average (GPA) and six personality characteristics (honesty–humility, emotionality, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience) of 349 students at a university in China. According to the results, there were positive associations between GPA and honesty–humility, emotionality, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience. Additionally, honesty–humility, extraversion, agreeableness, and openness to experience explained 30.72% of the variance in GPA. On the basis of the above findings, two conclusions can be made: First, undergraduates' GPA is associated with these six personality traits; second, undergraduates' honesty–humility, extraversion, agreeableness, and openness to experience may help to explain the variance in their GPA.

Abstract Although the effects of openness to experience (OTE) on individual creativity are well‐established, research on how such effects unfold in a team context is scarce. Drawing on theories of group norms and uncertainty reduction, we argue that team mean OTE leads to a climate of team psychological safety which, in turn, facilitates team creativity. We test our hypothesis over three independent studies, the first comprising 35 business student project teams, the second based on 28 professional teams from the automotive industry, both conducted in the United Kingdom, and the third comprising 24 healthcare teams in Portugal. As predicted, across all three studies, team mean OTE was positively associated with team creativity via the affective emergent state of team psychological safety. Furthermore, the mediating role of team psychological safety remained significant even when accounting for team OTE variance, alternative motivational and cognitive emergent states, namely team promotion focus (studies 1 and 2) and team exploration climate (study 3), as well as empowering leadership (study 3). Finally, in study 3, we examined the differential impact of the two major facets of OTE, intellect, and openness, and found that intellect, but not openness, was responsible for driving the indirect effects. Further analysis did not support alternative perspectives concerning team OTE variance or the interaction between mean and variance. Our findings not only contribute to theoretical understanding regarding the relationship between team personality composition, specifically OTE, and team creativity but also provide much‐needed insight into how such effects unfold. We delineate several practical implications for team design and development.

PurposeThe aim of this study is to determine the effect of ethical leadership (EL) on individual ambidexterity (IA). Equity sensitivity (ES) was proposed as an underlying mechanism between EL and ambidexterity. Openness to experience (OTE) was hypothesized to strengthen the effect of EL on IA.Design/methodology/approachData were collected, using a cross-sectional survey design, from employees working in Software Houses in Pakistan using multistage sampling. A usable sample of 255 was subjected to analysis in a two-step structural equation modelling.FindingsThe empirical findings revealed that EL has a positive effect on IA. ES partially mediated between EL and IA. OTE strengthens the impact of EL on IA.Practical implicationsThis study carries some implications for practitioners, and in particular it provides a clear direction to the management who exhibits EL characteristics. Ethical leaders encourage their followers to explore new things, to behave more innovatively at work and to take the risk in implementing and introducing new ideas.Social implicationsThis study highlights that EL should establish a positive work environment in which employees have a comfortable feeling when applying their explorative and exploitative activities to their work.Originality/valueThis study investigates critical linkages between EL and IA. Given the importance of IA, results provide novel guidance regarding EL style and the significance of equity in workplace. Recruitment decisions will also be guided by choosing those who have an open personality orientation in the workplace.

Psychological flexibility relates to various aspects of mental health, including psychological distress and adaptive mental health. The CompACT has been developed to assess psychological flexibility by quantifying psychological flexibility as a multidimensional whole, and by three processes of psychological flexibility including, Openness to Experience (OE), Behavioral Awareness (BA), and Valued Action (VA). The current study examined the unique predictive property of each three process of the CompACT with aspects of mental health. Participants (N = 593) were a diverse sample of United States adults. Our results found OE and BA significantly predicted depression, anxiety, and stress. OE and VA significantly predicted satisfaction with life, and all three processes significantly predicted resilience. Our results support multidimensional assessment of psychological flexibility when examining aspects of mental health.

Aesthetic experiences of nature are associated with beneficial psychological and behavioural outcomes. We investigated in a laboratory study whether an individual’s level of connectedness to nature is associated with their aesthetic sensitivity to images of natural scenes, and whether the amount of attention allocated to the images mediated this association. Participants (N = 82) viewed 14 photographs depicting natural scenes and evaluated them on three aesthetic dimensions and completed the Connectedness to Nature (CN) and Openness to Experience (OtE) scales. CN positively predicted pleasure, beauty and aesthetic emotion, independently of OtE. The amount of attention participants paid to the images mediated the relationship between connectedness to nature and aesthetic pleasure, and connectedness to nature and beauty ratings. These findings extend our understanding by showing that attention is an important mechanism through which nature connectedness influences aesthetic responses of pleasantness and beauty in response to natural scenes. The findings have real-world implications as appreciation of the aesthetic qualities of nature is associated with a number of beneficial psychological outcomes.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the influence of personality traits in determining the mental health of Chinese residents. To reflect the personality characteristic, a questionnaire survey has been designed with the components of agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness to experience, extraversion, and emotional stability. In addition, anxiety and depression have been mirrored in anxiety and depression items. China's diverse community members were surveyed through an online questionnaire.Methods: Smart PLS has been used to apply both measurement and structural models to empirical estimations. The measurement model's results demonstrate its reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity. On the other hand, the SEM method yields fruitful results. Results: It is noticed that agreeableness, consciousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience have a considerable effect on responders' mental health. Nevertheless, the negative and significant coefficients of agreeableness, emotional stability, and openness to experience indicate that they lessen mental distress and sadness. Still, conscientiousness harms these cognitive difficulties. Conclusion: These findings imply that an environment of openness to experience, emotional stability, and agreeableness must be fostered to reduce mental tension and anxiety. In addition, this work addresses a few constraints and future initiatives.

Drawing from a sample of 534 college students from a small private collegeand a large public university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this study investigates the effectsof personality traits, measured by the Big Five (neuroticism, extroversion, opennessto experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness), Core Self-evaluation (locusof control, neuroticism, self-efficacy, and self-esteem), and Grit (loosely definedas enthusiasm and resilience), on academic performance. Controlling for socioeconomic status, we find that a one-standard deviation increase in conscientiousnessis associated with a 2.8% increase in Graduate-Point Average (GPA). Additionally, aone-standard deviation increase in Grit is associated with an increase of 1.8% in GPA.Moreover, we also find that extroversion and agreeableness are negatively relatedto academic performance. These results suggest that investing in some specificpersonality traits, such as Grit and conscientiousness can have significant payoffsin terms of academic performance.

Entrepreneurial orientation & entrepreneurial intention: Role of openness to experience as a moderator

Further validation of the 18-item Portuguese CompACT scale using a multi-sample design: Confirmatory factor analysis and correlates of psychological flexibility

The present study investigates the association between assertiveness and big five personality traits (extroversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, and openness to experience). To assess the relationship between the variables a sample of 150 individuals were selected from various places within Peshawar i.e., markets and parks. Data was analyzed using SPSS 22. Findings of the study indicate that there exists significant positive association between assertiveness and extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness. There exists inverse relation between assertiveness and neuroticism. Further results showed that there is no relation between assertiveness skills of an individual and openness to experience. The study has several implications in educational and daily life functioning

Present study was administered to search out the relationship between big five personality traits and depression. Data was received from students at University of Peshawar through the administration of the instruments Big Five personality Inventory (BFI; John et al., 1991) to determine personality traits and Beck Depression Inventory – II (BDI – II; Beck et al., 1996) to determine depression respectively. Data was collected from a sample of 400 students based on equal representation of males and females (male, n = 200, female, n = 200). The results revealed that neuroticism and conscientiousness (sub dimensions of big five personality inventory) were significant predictors of depression among university students meanwhile extraversion and openness to experience (sub-dimensions of big five personality inventory) were non predictors of depression among them. It is imperative to understand the connection that exists between personality traits and depression provided that the personality variables in individuals can lead to determining the incidence of depressive symptoms in them. If such personality traits are identified, they can be cues towards predicting and treating depression among masses in addition to designing therapeutic interventions to deal with its occurrence.