Personality characteristics in unemployed Australian males - Implications for "drift" hypothesis in unemployment

Authors
Creed, PA
Citation
Pa. Creed, Personality characteristics in unemployed Australian males - Implications for "drift" hypothesis in unemployment, PSYCHOL REP, 84(2), 1999, pp. 477-480
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
ISSN journal
00332941 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
477 - 480
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2941(199904)84:2<477:PCIUAM>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
This paper contrasts the personality characteristics of a sample of 171 une mployed males with comparative data drawn from a normative sample of 1,930 employed males, using the Gordon Personal Profile-Inventory. Significant di fferences were identified on dimensions of Ascendancy, Responsibility, Caut iousness, and Personal Relations. Implications for the "drift" versus "soci al causation" models of unemployment are examined.