Characteristics of Personality in People with Different Talents

The five basic characteristics of personality were analyzed in relation to the expression of different talents in 945 persons aged 16-90, 70.9% of whom were women and 29.1% – men. The measures used include Goldberg's "Markers of the Big Five Factors" questionnaire, adapted to Bulgarian culture, as well as self-reported data about musical talent and talent in three other domains with proven manifestations and achievements: art, writing or sports. The analysis of the relationships between the Big-Five personality factors and talents found that people with musical talent had higher levels of Agreeableness and Intellect/Imagination. Participants with other talents had higher values of Extraversion and Intellect/Imagination.