No evidence of a curvilinear relation between conscientiousness and relationship, work, and health outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6207430 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lauren B Nickel (0000-0001-6635-909X, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Brent W Roberts (0000-0002-3244-1164, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Oleksandr S Chernyshenko (0000-0003-0037-5411, Nanyang Technological University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 296-312 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/pspp0000176 |
| PMID | 29543491 |
| OpenAlex | W2789786390 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 21 |
Across 2 studies and 4 samples (Ns = 8,332, 2,136, 4,963, and 753, respectively), we tested whether the relation between conscientiousness and variables associated with important aspects of individuals' lives were curvilinear such that being high on conscientiousness was manifestly negative. Across multiple outcomes including measures of health, well-being, relationship satisfaction, job satisfaction, and organizational citizenship, we found no evidence for a systematic curvilinear relation between conscientiousness and these outcomes. Furthermore, heeding the call to use more sophisticated psychometric modeling of the conscientiousness spectrum, we used different types of scale construction and scoring methods (i.e., dominance and ideal point) and again found no evidence of curvilinear relationships between conscientiousness and the aforementioned variables. We discuss the potential reasons for the inconsistency with past research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Hierarchical structure of the Big Five · Job satisfaction · MEDLINE · Organizational citizenship behavior · Organizational commitment · Personality · PsycINFO · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |