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Personality characteristics and the decision to become and stay self-employed [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper systematically investigates whether different kinds of personality characteristics influence entrepreneurial development. On the basis of a large, representative household panel survey, we examine the extent to which the Big Five traits and
Caliendo, Marco   +2 more
core   +5 more sources

‘People Need to Understand That They Are Stealing From Their Neighbours’: A Critical Media Analysis of the Representations and Resistance Throughout the Robodebt Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Robodebt scheme issued thousand‐dollar debts to an estimated half a million people who had received social security. The debts were largely inaccurate and illegal, with the aim of improving the federal government's budget. The 2023 Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme found that the stigmatising political and public language about ...
Ella Kruger, Phillipa Evans
wiley   +1 more source

Personality Traits, Self-Employment, and Professions [PDF]

open access: yes
We investigate the effect of broad personality traits - the Big Five - on an individual's decision to become self-employed. In particular, we test an overall indicator of the entrepreneurial personality.
Alina Rusakova, Michael Fritsch
core   +3 more sources

Underemployment and Job Quality Among Young Australians: A Gendered Analysis Using the HILDA Survey (2009–2022)

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over almost two decades, young people's employment opportunities have been significantly impacted by events like the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2009) and the COVID‐19 pandemic (2020‐). Thus, underemployment has become a more pervasive and persistent feature of young people's labour market experiences. This research focuses on three forms of
Brendan Churchill
wiley   +1 more source

The Association Between Personality Traits and Health-Related Quality of Life and the Mediating Role of Smoking: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesJMIR Public Health and Surveillance
BackgroundThere are positive and negative correlations in different directions between smoking, personality traits, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), where smoking may mask the pathway between personality traits and HRQOL.
Jiangyun Chen   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ulvan‐Based Electrospun Nanofibres From Water Solutions: Process Conditions and Characterisations

open access: yesJournal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Ulvan‐based electrospun nanofibres. ABSTRACT Recently, marine biopolymers have attracted considerable attention due to their high biocompatibility and biodegradability, making them ideal candidates in biomedical fields such as wound care, drug delivery, and tissue engineering.
Jacopo Paini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The dimensions of personality in humans and other animals: A comparative and evolutionary perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This paper considers the structure and proximate mechanisms of personality in humans and other animals. Significant similarities were found between personality structures and mechanisms across species in at least two broad traits: Extraversion and ...
Budaev, Dr. Sergey
core  

A comprehensive analysis of the correlations between resting-state oscillations in multiple-frequency bands and big five traits [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Recently, the association between human personality traits and resting-state brain activity has gained interest in neuroimaging studies. However, it remains unclear if Big Five personality traits are represented in frequency bands (~0.25 Hz) of resting ...
Atsushi Sekiguchi   +27 more
core   +3 more sources

Optimizing DNA extraction protocols for bryophytes: Insights from Orthotrichaceae

open access: yesApplications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Extracting high‐quality DNA from challenging plant tissues can be hindered by high levels of phenolics, carbohydrates, and other compounds that bind to or coprecipitate with DNA. Bryophytes, due to their small size, tendency to intermix, biochemical richness, and capacity to absorb environmental pollutants and heavy metals, pose unique
Pablo Aguado‐Ramsay   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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