Friday 20 February 2015

Basic Personality Changes Linked to Unemployment, Study Finds

Basic Personality Changes Linked to Unemployment, Study Finds


Unemployment can change peoples’ core personalities, making some less conscientious, agreeable and open, which may make it difficult for them to find new jobs, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. “The results challenge the idea that our personalities are ‘fixed’ and show that the effects of external factors such as unemployment can have large impacts on our basic personality,” said Christopher J. Boyce, PhD, of the University of Stirling...

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