We test the robustness of the results of Cutler and Lleras-Muney (2010) on the role of personality in explaining the … education–health gradient by using alternative measures of child personality available in the National Child Development Study …. We show that, alternatively to the authors, conclusions, personality contributes to the education–health gradient to an …

than men. In this paper, we use personality variables to understand the underlying motives of women (and men) to enter a … competition or avoid it. We use the Big Five personality factors, where especially neuroticism has been related to performance in …

personality and power relationships that influence the confidence that recipients may place in the sufficiency of evidence and … assigned personality traits to agents, to explore their receptivity to evidence. Agents with ‘aggressor’ personality sets were … most able to imbue fellow agents with enhanced receptivity (with ‘avoider’ personality sets less so) and clear confidence …

The present study investigates the extent to which cognitive abilities and personality traits are passed on from …-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) indicate a higher level of intergenerational transmission of cognitive abilities than of personality …

Evidence of assortative mating according to personality was reported in a previous SOEP-based study (Rammstedt & Schupp … personality assessed at the beginning and end of this time, which allowed us to investigate the relationship between personality … congruence and marriage duration longitudinally. Using this data, we investigated (a) whether personality congruence is …

in the negotiations was related to their trait agreeableness. This latter finding suggests that personality does shape … reputation, the costs and benefits of social visibility, and personality effects in negotiations …

about how personality traits might affect bidding behavior in experimental auctions. To address this question, a series of … induced-value experiments were carried out in the fall of 2012. Personality traits were measured in pre- and post …-surveys aligning with the Midlife Development Inventory Analysis. Regression analysis determined the effects of personality traits on …

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between personality characteristics and career anchors of … personality. 377 voluntary participants filled out questionnaires anonymously. We have found that all of the big five personality …,001) between openness to experience personality characteristic and pure challenge career anchor. …