Self- and parent-rated facets of Conscientiousness predict academic outcomes: Parent-reports are more predictive, particularly for approach-oriented facets

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-26

  MacCann, Carolyn ^a   Lipnevich, Anastasiya A ^b,f   Poropat, Arthur E ^c   Wiemers, Melissa J ^d   Roberts, Richard D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Hudson Global Inc   (United States)

^f Professional Examination Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Conscientiousness; Observer ratings; Personality; Personality facets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939155825     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2015.07.012     Document Type: Article

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