"Work experiences and personality development in young adulthood"

by Roberts, Brent W; Caspi, Avshalom; Moffitt, Terrie E (2003)

Abstract

This longitudinal study provides an analysis of the relationship between personality traits and work experiences with a special focus on the relationship between changes in personality and work experiences in young adulthood. Longitudinal analyses uncovered 3 findings. First, measures of personality taken at age 18 predicted both objective and subjective work experiences at age 26. Second, work experiences were related to changes in personality traits from age 18 to 26. Third, the predictive and change relations between personality traits and work experiences were corresponsive: Traits that "selected" people into specific work experiences were the same traits that changed in response to those same work experiences. The relevance of the findings to theories of personality development is discussed.

Keywords

Social Psychology, Personality, Personality Trait, Work Experiences, Personality Development, Personal Development

Themes

Psychological Centrality of Work

Links to Reference

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12635918
• http://content.apa.org/journals/psp/84/3/582
• https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037/0022-3514.84.3.582
• https://www.academia.edu/download/50954714/Work_Experiences_and_Personality_Develop20161218-8364-1g7wcxi.pdf

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