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  Construct Details
  
Construct Name: Conscientiousness
Definition of Construct: Individual differences in the propensity to follow socially prescribed norms for impulse control, to be task- and goal-directed, to be planful, delay gratification, and follow norms and rules (John & Srivastava, 1999).
Theoretical Foundation: Bogg T, Roberts BW. Conscientiousness and health-related behaviors: A meta-analysis of the leading behavioral contributors to mortality. Psychol Bull, 2004;130(6):887-919.
Roberts BW, Kuncel N, Shiner RN, Caspi A, Goldberg LR. The power of personality: The comparative validity of personality traits, socio-economic status, and cognitive ability for predicting important life outcomes. Perspect Psychol Sci, 2007;2:313-345.
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Similar Constructs: industriousness, self-control, impulse control, planfulness, orderliness, responsibility
Associated Constructs
Keywords: Conscientiousness, Personality, Traits

ReferencesPubMed IDComment
Jackson, J. J., Wood, D., Bogg, T., Walton, K., Harms, P. & Roberts, B.W. (2010). What do conscientious people do? Development and validation of the behavioral indicators of conscientiousness scale (BICS). Journal of Research in Personality, 44, 501-511 

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(Last Updated: 3/1/2011 12:07:22 PM by Patrick Gallagher)


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