Life Outcomes and Vocation Flashcards
Life Satisfaction
Subjective evaluation of one’s own life
Life Satisfaction - Stability
.50
Life Satisfaction -Heritability
.40
Life Satisfaction -Furr & Finder 1998, Depressiveness
-.50
Life Satisfaction -Furr & Finder 1998, Assertiveness
.30
Life Satisfaction -Furr & Finder 1998, Anger / Anxiety
-.30
Life Satisfaction -Furr & Finder 1998, Sociability
.30
Life Satisfaction -Furr & Finder 1998, Cheerfulness
.40
Life Satisfaction -Furr & Finder 1998, Self-esteem
.60
Life Satisfaction - Personality Traits
Moderate positive correlation to Conscientiousness, Agreeableness
Strong positive correlation to Extraversion, Emotional Stability
Criminality - Psychopathy, Karpman 1948
Primary psychopathy is manipulative and callous
Secondary psychopathy is impulsive and wreckless
Both positively correlated to criminality
Criminality - Dark Triad, Paulhus & Willaims 2002, Psychopathy
Machiavellianism .31
Narcissism .50
Agreeabless -.39
Honesty-Humility -.72
Criminality - Dark Triad, Paulhus & Williams 2002, Machiavellianism
Psychopathy .31
Narcissism .25
Agreeableness -.44
Honesty-Humility -.57
Criminality - Dark Traid, Paulhus & Williams 2002, Narcissism
Psychopathy .50
Machiavellianism .25
Honest-Humility -.53
Extraversion .46
Criminality - Furham et al 2013
Workplace IQ and triad traits share an adaptive relationship
Origins - Evolution
Females are 1 SD higher than men for childcare and aesthetic occupations
Males are 1 SD higher than women for mechanical and competitive occupations
Stability
Interests are more stable than traits
.55 to .70
Origins - Genetics, Lykken et al 1993
h2 .50
MZ together .49
MZ apart .42
DZ together .23
Possible gene environment interaction
Dimensions of Interest - Prediger
Interests are on two continuums
People to things
Ideas to data
Dimensions of Interest - Hollander, Realistic
Do-ers
Mechanical or athletic abilities
e.g. mechanic
Dimensions of Interest - Hollander, Investigative
Thinkers
Observing and analysing
e.g. psychologist
Dimensions of Interest - Hollander, Artistic
Creaters
Innovation and creation
e.g. dancer
Dimensions of Interest - Hollander, Social
Helpers
Work well with others and cooperate
e.g. teacher
Dimensions of Interest - Hollander, Enterprising
Persuaders
Work to lead and persuade
e.g. CEO
Dimensions of Interest - Hollander, Conventional
Organisers
Work well with data, good organisation skill
e.g. accountant
Personality and Mental Ability - Campbell et al 1992
Interests and self-perceived skill in the area of interest correlation .70
Personality and Mental Ability - Larson et al 2002, Honesty-Humility
Negative correlation to enterprising
Personality and Mental Ability - Larson et al 2002, Emotionality
Negative correlation to realistic or adventurous
Personality and Mental Ability - Larson et al 2002, Agreeableness
Positive correlation to social
Personality and Mental Ability - Larson et al 2002, Extraversion
Strong positive correlation to enterprising
Personality and Mental Ability - Larson et al 2002, Conscientiousness
Positive correlation to conventional
Personality and Mental Ability - Larson et al 2002, Openness to Experience
Strong positive correlation to artisitic
Positive correlation to investigative
Personality and Mental Ability - Verbal
Investigative, artisitic
Personality and Mental Ability - Mechanical
Realistic, investigative
Personality and Mental Ability - Spatial
Realistic
Personality and Mental Ability - Numerical
Conventional
Personality and Mental Ability - Mathematical reasoning
Realistic, investigative
Personality and Mental Ability - Creative thought
Artisitic, investigative
Openness to Experience
Personality and Mental Ability - Perceptual speed
Conventional
Conscientiousness