Openness to Experience: from ecology to culture (opens in new tab)

Individuals high in Openness to Experience are more likely to enjoy imaginary worlds, visit museums, be vaccinated, support redistribution, endorse animal rights, and volunteer, alongside a wide array of other characteristic behaviors. Although these behaviors appear disparate, we propose that they form a coherent constellation grounded in a tendency to explore the unknown and tolerate uncertainty. This clarifies why levels of Openness vary across individuals, groups, and historical periods: ...