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Work experiences and personality development in young adulthood.

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Roberts, BW; Caspi, A; Moffitt, TE
Published in: Journal of personality and social psychology
March 2003

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.

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Published In

Journal of personality and social psychology

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EISSN

1939-1315

ISSN

0022-3514

Publication Date

March 2003

Volume

84

Issue

3

Start / End Page

582 / 593

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Personality Development
  • New Zealand
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Models, Psychological
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Life Change Events
  • Humans
 

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Roberts, B. W., Caspi, A., & Moffitt, T. E. (2003). Work experiences and personality development in young adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(3), 582–593. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.3.582
Roberts, Brent W., Avshalom Caspi, and Terrie E. Moffitt. “Work experiences and personality development in young adulthood.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 84, no. 3 (March 2003): 582–93. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.3.582.
Roberts BW, Caspi A, Moffitt TE. Work experiences and personality development in young adulthood. Journal of personality and social psychology. 2003 Mar;84(3):582–93.
Roberts, Brent W., et al. “Work experiences and personality development in young adulthood.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 84, no. 3, Mar. 2003, pp. 582–93. Epmc, doi:10.1037/0022-3514.84.3.582.
Roberts BW, Caspi A, Moffitt TE. Work experiences and personality development in young adulthood. Journal of personality and social psychology. 2003 Mar;84(3):582–593.

Published In

Journal of personality and social psychology

DOI

EISSN

1939-1315

ISSN

0022-3514

Publication Date

March 2003

Volume

84

Issue

3

Start / End Page

582 / 593

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Personality Development
  • New Zealand
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Models, Psychological
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Life Change Events
  • Humans