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Author: Hurst, Charlice
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Judge, Timothy A.
Hurst, Charlice
Capitalizing on One's Advantages: Role of Core Self-Evaluations
Journal of Applied Psychology 92,5 (September 2007): 1212-1227.
Also: http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/apl/92/5/1212/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keyword(s): Achievement; Educational Attainment; Income Level; Pearlin Mastery Scale; Self-Esteem; Self-Perception; Socioeconomic Factors

The authors examined (a) whether core self-evaluations in adolescence and young adulthood predict income at midlife and (b) whether people with positive core self-evaluations are more likely to capitalize on advantages resulting from family socioeconomic status and academic achievement, resulting in even higher levels of income at midcareer. The sample consisted of participants from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, a national probability sample that first surveyed participants in 1979. The authors found that core self-evaluations and family socioeconomic status and academic achievement predict income and that, furthermore, high core self-evaluations enhance the benefits derived from these factors. Overall, it appears that individuals with positive core self-evaluations are particularly adept at translating early advantages into later economic success. ((c) 2007 APA.)
Bibliography Citation
Judge, Timothy A. and Charlice Hurst. "Capitalizing on One's Advantages: Role of Core Self-Evaluations." Journal of Applied Psychology 92,5 (September 2007): 1212-1227.
2. Judge, Timothy A.
Hurst, Charlice
How the Rich (and Happy) Get Richer (and Happier): Relationship of Core Self-Evaluations to Trajectories in Attaining Work Success
Journal of Applied Psychology 93,4 (July 2008): 849-863.
Also: http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/apl/93/4/849/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keyword(s): Job Satisfaction; Locus of Control (see Rotter Scale); Occupational Status; Pearlin Mastery Scale; Self-Esteem; Self-Reporting; Wealth

In this study, the authors linked core self-evaluations to job and work success. Utilizing a dynamic design from participants in the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (NLSY79), core self-evaluations were hypothesized to predict individuals' intercepts (starting levels of success), and their growth trajectories (slope of individuals' success over time) with respect to job satisfaction, pay, and occupational status. Results indicated that higher core self-evaluations were associated with both higher initial levels of work success and steeper work success trajectories. Education and health problems that interfere with work mediated a portion of the hypothesized relationships, suggesting that individuals with high core self-evaluations have more ascendant jobs and careers, in part, because they are more apt to pursue further education and maintain better health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Bibliography Citation
Judge, Timothy A. and Charlice Hurst. "How the Rich (and Happy) Get Richer (and Happier): Relationship of Core Self-Evaluations to Trajectories in Attaining Work Success." Journal of Applied Psychology 93,4 (July 2008): 849-863.