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The dark side of conscientiousness : conscientious people experience greater drops in life satisfaction following unemployment

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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 ISSN 0092-6566.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2010.05.001

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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
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions: Other > Institute of Advanced Study
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology
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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August 2010Published
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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