Relationships between personality and time-related strains.
Using data from a Dutch representative national sample of 1,249 respondents (40% women and 60% men), all engaged in paid labor, the relationships between Big Five personality traits and time-related strains (i.e., Time Pressure and Work Pressure) were examined. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that Emotional Stability was negatively and Openness to Experience was positively related to both types of time-related strains. Emotional Stability and Agreeableness were more strongly negatively associated with generalized Time Pressure than with context-specific Work Pressure. This supports the Strong versus Weak Situations Hypothesis of Mischel.
van Emmerik
Ij Hetty
IH
Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands. H.vanEmmerik@uu.nl
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D010551:Personality / Q000145:classification*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data