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2022-04-16Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.18452/26380
Longitudinal bidirectional associations between personality and becoming a leader
dc.contributor.authorAsselmann, Eva
dc.contributor.authorHolst, Elke
dc.contributor.authorSpecht, Jule
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-09T09:52:56Z
dc.date.available2023-05-09T09:52:56Z
dc.date.issued2022-04-16none
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.hu-berlin.de/18452/27184
dc.description.abstractObjective: Leaders differ in their personalities from non-leaders. However, when do these differences emerge? Are leaders “born to be leaders” or does their personality change in preparation for a leadership role and due to increasing leadership experience? Method: Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we examined personality differences between leaders (N = 2683 leaders, women: n = 967; 36.04%) and non-leaders (N = 33,663) as well as personality changes before and after becoming a leader. Results: Already in the years before starting a leadership position, leaders-to-be were more extraverted, open, emotionally stable, conscientious, and willing to take risks, felt to have greater control, and trusted others more than non-leaders. Moreover, personality changed in emergent leaders: While approaching a leadership position, leaders-to-be (especially men) became gradually more extraverted, open, and willing to take risks and felt to have more control over their life. After becoming a leader, they became less extraverted, less willing to take risks, and less conscientious but gained self-esteem. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that people are not simply “born to be leaders” but that their personalities change considerably in preparation for a leadership role and due to leadership experience. Some changes are transient, but others last for a long time.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin
dc.rights(CC BY 4.0) Attribution 4.0 Internationalger
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectBig Fiveeng
dc.subjectdevelopmenteng
dc.subjectleadershipeng
dc.subjectmanagereng
dc.subjectoccupational successeng
dc.subject.ddc150 Psychologienone
dc.titleLongitudinal bidirectional associations between personality and becoming a leadernone
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:kobv:11-110-18452/27184-4
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18452/26380
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
local.edoc.pages14none
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-year2023none
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone
dc.identifier.eissn1467-6494
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi10.1111/jopy.12719
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleJournal of personalitynone
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume91none
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue2none
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameWiley-Blackwellnone
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceOxfordnone
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart285none
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend298none
bua.departmentLebenswissenschaftliche Fakultätnone
dcterms.accessRights.openaireinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessnone

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