Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics and Sample Sizes on Personality, GPA, and Work Conditions
| Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
| 1994 Self-reported Personality (N = 442) | |
| Agentic Positive Emotionality | .56 (.19) |
| Communal Positive Emotionality | .80 (.18) |
| Negative Emotionality | .42 (.20) |
| Constraint | .61 (.16) |
| 2003 Self-reported Personality (N = 420) | |
| Agentic Positive Emotionality | .55 (.21) |
| Communal Positive Emotionality | .76 (.20) |
| Negative Emotionality | .24 (.17) |
| Constraint | .69 (.16) |
| 1994 Parent-reported Personality (N = 423) | |
| Agentic Positive Emotionality | 3.41 (.59) |
| Communal Positive Emotionality | 3.72 (.56) |
| Negative Emotionality | 2.40 (.54) |
| Constraint | 3.39 (.55) |
| 1994 GPA (N = 462) | 2.76 (1.15) |
| 2001 Work Characteristics & Income (N = 431) | |
| Income | 26,778 (37,130) |
| Fit | 3.47 (1.31) |
| Self-determination | 3.60 (1.22) |
| Ease | 3.70 (1.22) |
| Material Benefits | 3.81 (.74) |
| Safety/Quality | 4.03 (1.52) |
| 2003 Work Characteristics & Income (N = 398) | |
| Income | 30,088 (20,857) |
| Fit | 3.56 (1.50) |
| Self-determination | 3.66 (1.42) |
| Ease | 3.74 (1.43) |
| Material Benefits | 3.74 (.79) |
| Safety/Quality | 4.11 (1.69) |
| 2005 Work Characteristics & Income (N = 389) | |
| Income | 37,075 (27,095) |
| Fit | 3.59 (1.47) |
| Self-determination | 3.69 (1.37) |
| Ease | 3.68 (1.42) |
| Material Benefits | 3.82 (.76) |
| Safety/Quality | 4.09 (1.59) |