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Boyce, Christopher J., Wood, Alex M. and Brown, G. D. A. (Gordon D. A.) (2010) The dark side of conscientiousness : conscientious people experience greater drops in life satisfaction following unemployment. Journal of Research in Personality, Vol.44 (No.4). pp. 535-539. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2010.05.001
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2010.05.001
Abstract
Conscientious individuals tend to achieve more and have higher well-being. This has led to a view that conscientiousness is always positive for well-being. We hypothesize that conscientiousness could be detrimental to well-being when failure is experienced, such as when individuals become unemployed. In a 4-year longitudinal study of 9570 individuals interviewed yearly we show that the drop in an individual's life satisfaction following unemployment is significantly moderated by their conscientiousness. After 3 years of unemployment individuals high in conscientiousness (i.e. one standard deviation above the mean) experience a 120% higher decrease in life satisfaction than those at low levels. Thus the positive relationship typically seen between conscientiousness and well-being is reversed: conscientiousness is therefore not always good for well-being. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
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| Divisions: | Other > Institute of Advanced Study Faculty of Science > Psychology |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Unemployment -- Psychological aspects, Well-being, Personality and motivation, Personality and situation | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Research in Personality | ||||
| Publisher: | Academic Press | ||||
| ISSN: | 0092-6566 | ||||
| Official Date: | August 2010 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.44 | ||||
| Number: | No.4 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 5 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 535-539 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.05.001 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Funder: | Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), University of Warwick |
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