Conscientiousness, career success, and longevity: A lifespan analysis

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-163

  Kern, Margaret L ^a   Friedman, Howard S ^a   Martin, Leslie R ^b   Reynolds, Chandra A ^a   Luong, Gloria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Career success; Conscientiousness; Lifespan processes; Longevity; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CONSCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREER MOBILITY; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; CONSCIENCE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 67649472542     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-009-9095-6     Document Type: Article

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