Uniqueness as a Moderator of Self-Peer Agreement

This study examined the extent to which self-reports of uniqueness moderate self-peer agreement on personality trait ratings. A high level of uniqueness implies that the individual differs from the rest of the population on a particular trait. The results showed that ratings of uniqueness were (a) independent of three previously identified trait-specific moderator variables consistency, relevance, and observability—and (b) associated with higher levels of self peer agreement. In addition, self-peer agreement was higher for traits that subjects viewed as relevant and observable, replicating previous work in the area.