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Importance, pressure, and success: Dimensions of values and their links to personality

APA Citation

Veage, S., Ciarrochi, J., & Heaven, P.C.L. (2011). Importance, Pressure, and Success: Dimensions of Values and their Links to Personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 50, 1180-1185.

Publication Topic
ACT: Conceptual
ACT: Empirical
Publication Type
Article
Language
English
Keyword(s)
values personality antisocial
Abstract

A total of 246 students (mean age = 18 years) completed measures assessing the Big-Five personality domains, psychoticism, and three dimensions of values (importance, pressure, and success). Results showed that participants high in neuroticism did not differ in what they valued, but felt more value pressure and less value success. Extraverts valued sensation-seeking, but did not necessarily value other people, and generally felt more successful than others at their values. People high in conscientiousness, agreeableness, and low in psychoticism were similar in endorsing pro-social values, but differed in their perceived success at those values. The results are discussed with reference to knowledge about these personality dimensions and their implications for different dimensions of values.

Comments
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---People high in neuroticism did not differ from others in terms of what they valued, but did feel more pressure to hold particular values and felt less successful at living those values</p>
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---People high in antisocial&nbsp;personality (psychoticism) did not value proscial behavior such as honesty and loyalty, but were similar to others in their valuing of love</p>