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TY - JOUR
T1 - Watch-wearing as a marker of conscientiousness
AU - Ellis, David
AU - Jenkins, Rob
N1 - Copyright 2015 Ellis and Jenkins Distributed under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0
PY - 2015/8/27
Y1 - 2015/8/27
N2 - Several aspects of an individual’s appearance have been shown to predict personality and related behaviour. While some of these cues are grounded in biology (e.g., the human face), other aspects of a person’s appearance can be actively controlled (e.g., clothing). In this paper, we consider a common fashion accessory, the wristwatch. In an exploratory sample (N > 100) and a confirmatory sample (N > 600), we compared big-five personality traits between individuals who do or do not regularly wear a standard wristwatch. Significantly higher levels of conscientiousness were observed in participants who wore a watch. In a third study (N = 85), watch wearers arrived significantly earlier to appointments in comparison to controls. These results are discussed in relation to enclothed cognition and the rise of wearable technology including smartwatches.
AB - Several aspects of an individual’s appearance have been shown to predict personality and related behaviour. While some of these cues are grounded in biology (e.g., the human face), other aspects of a person’s appearance can be actively controlled (e.g., clothing). In this paper, we consider a common fashion accessory, the wristwatch. In an exploratory sample (N > 100) and a confirmatory sample (N > 600), we compared big-five personality traits between individuals who do or do not regularly wear a standard wristwatch. Significantly higher levels of conscientiousness were observed in participants who wore a watch. In a third study (N = 85), watch wearers arrived significantly earlier to appointments in comparison to controls. These results are discussed in relation to enclothed cognition and the rise of wearable technology including smartwatches.
KW - time
KW - appearance
KW - personality
KW - conscientiousness
KW - punctuality
U2 - 10.7717/peerj.1210
DO - 10.7717/peerj.1210
M3 - Journal article
JO - Peerj
JF - Peerj
SN - 2167-8359
ER -