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Cheng, Helen; Furnham, Adrian – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
This study explored a longitudinal data set of nearly 5000 adults examining the effects of childhood cognitive ability (measured at age 11), parental social class (measured at birth), and personality on current occupational prestige (all measured at age 50), taking account the effects of education and the previous occupational levels (both…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Educational Attainment, Personality Traits, Children
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Michel, Jesse S.; Clark, Malissa A.; Jaramillo, David – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
The present meta-analysis examines the relationships between the Five Factor Model (FFM) of personality and negative and positive forms of work-nonwork spillover (e.g., work-family conflict and facilitation). Results, based on aggregated correlations drawn from 66 studies and 72 independent samples (Total N = 28,127), reveal that the FFM is…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Structural Equation Models, Personality, Personality Measures
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Schmitt-Rodermund, Eva – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2004
Personality traits and parenting may relate to entrepreneurial competence (EC) and entrepreneurial interests (EI), which both are central elements of Holland's E-type. Three hundred and twenty 10th grade students and 139 small business founders from East Germany were studied using structural equation modeling. Results showed that an…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Child Rearing, Personality Traits, Foreign Countries