Research trends in psychological study of personality in Iran

A large number of psychological studies have been done on personality around the globe. While accessing all of these research is not practically possible, hundreds of meta-analyses and systematic reviews draw a good picture of what is happening in the field of personality. In this paper, psychological studies of personality among Iranian authors have been investigated. In doing so, all papers published in sid.ir were systemically reviewed. Findings showed that around 90% of the total 340 papers that meet the eligibility criteria for this study were based on trait theory. In trait domain, the application of the Big Five/Five Factor model and the use of NEO questionnaires were dominant. Of variables studied in relation to personality the most cases pertain to physical and psychological health followed by positive psychological functioning. The least cases pertain to physiologic filed followed by morality and sport. This paper draws a relatively complete picture of current research trends in psychological study of personality in Iran and called attention to the importance of replication, meta-analysis, and systematic review methods in advancing psychological science.