The " CEO" of Women's Work Lives: How Big Five Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and Openness Predict 50 Years of Work Experiences in a Changing Sociocultural Context

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 812-830

  George, Linda G ^a   Helson, Ravenna ^a   John, Oliver P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult development; Five factor model; Longitudinal; Retirement; Women's movement

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSCIENCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSCIENCE; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN, WORKING; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053232760     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024290     Document Type: Article

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