Personality has consistently been related to vocational interest (occupation). Who works where and why? Are there ways to predict what personality works best in order to perfect the recruitment process? Science has sunk it´s teeth in this for almost a decade by now, but only a few have looked at the dark sides of personality. If you follow this blogg you are aware by now that NGr measures not only personality but also the anti-social sides of personality, something that has s

In his doctoral thesis Dominik Burger (2017) investigated what roles personality and abilities plays for CEO:s in small and medium companies (SME). Using Higgins "Regulatory focus theory", Burger used CEO:s promotionand prevention focus to figure out to what extend it affected the performance of the SME:s. Individuals with a promotional focus tend to be driven by the need for growth and advancement, and thus – maximize achievements. Individuals with a high prevention focus te

NGr:s very own Petri Kajonius has together with colleague Anders Carlander taken upon a study for life satisfaction and economic success in life. With a sample of 5280 swedes they have concluded the following: * Personality traits related as much as childhood background to annual income * Childhood background related more than personality traits to educational attainment * Personality traits related more than childhood background to life outcome satisfaction This also leads u

In a world hungry for simple answers not even the field of psychology is spared. Hey, positive psychology might even be one of the most affected fields to quick answers. Angela Duckworth originated the concept of "grit". Grit has been presented as a higher order personality that is highly predictive of both success and performance. Grit is also often used by entrepreneurs saying that if you only work hard and persistent, you will succeed. Discussing whether that is true is no