How the Rich (and Happy) Get Richer (and Happier): Relationship of Core Self-Evaluations to Trajectories in Attaining Work Success

In this study, the authors linked core self-evaluations to job and work success. Utilizing a dynamic design from participants in the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (NLSY79), core self-evaluations were hypothesized to predict individuals' intercepts (starting levels of success), and thei...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 2008-07, Vol.93 (4), p.849-863
Main Authors: Judge, Timothy A, Hurst, Charlice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Applied psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Correlation analysis
Employee Characteristics
Employment - psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Happiness
Health problems
Human
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Longitudinal studies
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation. Job satisfaction. Attitude
Occupational psychology
Occupational Status
Occupational Success Prediction
Personality
Psychoanalysis
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Salaries
Self Concept
Self evaluation
Self study
Selfevaluation
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
Success
Wealth
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Summary:In this study, the authors linked core self-evaluations to job and work success. Utilizing a dynamic design from participants in the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (NLSY79), core self-evaluations were hypothesized to predict individuals' intercepts (starting levels of success), and their growth trajectories (slope of individuals' success over time) with respect to job satisfaction, pay, and occupational status. Results indicated that higher core self-evaluations were associated with both higher initial levels of work success and steeper work success trajectories. Education and health problems that interfere with work mediated a portion of the hypothesized relationships, suggesting that individuals with high core self-evaluations have more ascendant jobs and careers, in part, because they are more apt to pursue further education and maintain better health.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.93.4.849