Who does well in life? Conscientious adults excel in both objective and subjective success

Study

Name

Who does well in life? Conscientious adults excel in both objective and subjective success

Types

Authors

Angela L. Duckworth

Claims from

Higher scores on personality extraversion are associated with higher wealth.

Higher scores on the personality trait openness are associated with lower lifetime income and wealth, but these effects are not large.

Higher scores on the personality trait conscientiousness are associated with higher income and wealth.

Higher scores on personality extraversion are associated with greater life satisfaction.

Emotional stability is associated with higher positive affect.

Higher scores on personality agreeableness are associated with lower lifetime income (small effect) and wealth.

Higher scores on the personality trait conscientiousness are associated with greater life satisfaction.

Emotional stability is associated with greater life satisfaction.

Journal

Frontiers in Psychology

Topics

Personality strengths

Web URL

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00356/full

Referenced by

Emotional stability is associated with higher positive affect.

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Emotional stability is associated with greater life satisfaction.

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Higher scores on personality extraversion are associated with higher wealth.

Psychology