The results of that Amichai-Hamburger et al. study were later questioned, see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Newsletter/2013/March#Grumpiness_due_to_a_%22serious_typographical_error%22
Here is another one that studied Big Five personality traits: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Newsletter/2017/February#%22Relationship_between_personality_and_attitudes_to_Wikipedia%22 Our reviewer noted a lack of statistical power, however. This (personal, non-scientific) essay may be worth reading: https://guillaumepaumier.com/2015/07/29/autistic-wikipedian/ Lastly (for those reading along here), OP has since created https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Editing_and_Neurotypes , and it has been noted that in a Dutch survey, "One in eight editors (13%) say they have an autism spectrum disorder" ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EN_-_Report_survey_editors_Dutch_language_Wikipedia_2018.pdf ). Regards, HaeB On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 10:59 AM Finn Aarup Nielsen <f...@imm.dtu.dk> wrote: > For the reviews that summarized research some time ago: > > The people's encyclopedia under the gaze of the sages: A systematic > review of scholarly research on Wikipedia (page 56 > https://orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/52914302/SSRN_id2021326.pdf > > Wikipedia research and tools: Review and comments (page 23) > http://www.imm.dtu.dk/pubdb/views/edoc_download.php/6012/pdf/imm6012.pdf > > we only found the Amichai-Hamburger et al. study (or at least I only > recall finding): > > Yair Amichai-Hamburger, Naama Lamdan, Rinat Madiel, and Tsahi Hayat. > Personality characteristics of wikipedia members. CyberPsychology & > Behavior, 11(6):679–681, December 2008. > > I summarized it with: > > Application of the Big Five Inventory and Real-Me personality > questionnaires to 139 Wikipedia and non-Wikipedia users. The recruitment > was based on targeting posting of links. Wikipedians scored lower on > agreeableness and higher on openness. Differences in extroversion and > conscientiousness depended on the sex of the subject. > > > My guess is that Wikipedians are not disproportionately ADHD, perhaps > the reverse. > > > Finn Årup Nielsen > > > On 4/2/20 5:49 PM, RhinosF1 - wrote: > > Evening all, > > > > I hope everyone is doing well given the crazy world we’re living in. > > > > I was having a conversation with a few users on Discord today and we were > > wondering whether wikimedia (or users of other similiar sites would be > > fine) disproportinately fall into the category of having aspergers, ADHD > > and other simmilar conditions. > > > > It would be even better if anyone knew what sort of areas these users > were > > more likely to work in. > > > > Following a chat with Issac in #wikimedia-research, I understand there > > isn’t much support for this kind of research as users may not want to > > reveal this information and there is no clear reason for collecting the > > information but if anyone knows of past research or has any information, > > that would be helpful. > > > > Stay Safe, > > RhinosF1 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki-research-l mailing list > Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
