The Role of Personality and Tastes in Determining Occupational Structure

Bibliographic Data

ID3409737
AuthorsRandall K Filer (0000-0002-6508-5952, corresponding author)
Year1986
Volume39
Issue3
Pages412-424
Publication date1986-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIndustrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/001979398603900308
OpenAlexW2071733420
ISBN9793986039003
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited20

Using a unique data set containing explicit measures of both personality and tastes, this study applies logit techniques to predict which of five broadly defined occupational groups an individual will enter. The addition of personality and taste factors to a conventional set of variables-gender, race, education, experience, and father's socioeconomic status-significantly increases the predictive accuracy of estimating equations. Also, the results are generally consistent with a well-functioning labor market that sorts workers into jobs satisfying their individual preferences. A specific finding is that gender differences in occupational structure are strongly linked to differences between men's and women's personalities and tastes

Big Five personality traits · Cognitive psychology · Logistic regression · Occupational prestige · Personality · Personality psychology · Race (biology) · Set (abstract data type) · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Statistics · Taste · Computer Science · Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing · Demography · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · Education and Professional Development · Foreign Language Teaching Methods · Gender Studies · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Technology and Human Factors in Education and Health · Wine Industry and Tourism

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