Author(s)

Troels Gottlieb¹, Adrian Furnham^2*, Jeppe Brændskov Klewe³

¹Gottlieb & Klewe—Erhvervspsykologisk Rådgivning, Copenhagen, Denmark.
²Department of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway.
³Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.

This paper reviews Hogan’s socioanalytic theory of personality which is an integration of evolutionary psychology, depth psychology and role theory. Personality is defined both from the actor’s and the observer’s points of view: Identity is how an actor sees themselves and believes that others will perceive them; while reputation, is essentially how others evaluate a person’s behavior, summing up both collective observations. The paper describes the various Hogan tests. It also looks at the concept of mentalizing and how that may be integrated with socioanalytic theory. Finally, it considers issues around personality change.

Socioanalytic Theory, Personality, Leadership, Mentalization, Role-Taking, Hogan, Dark Side Behavior

Gottlieb, T. , Furnham, A. and Klewe, J. (2021) Personality in the Light of Identity, Reputation and Role Taking: A Review of Socioanalytic Theory. Psychology, 12, 2020-2041. doi: 10.4236/psych.2021.1212123.