Agreeableness

Agreeableness

Question # 1 What characterizes agreeable people?

Agreeable people  are kind, caring and helpful.  enjoys interacting with people,  trusts people,  appreciate social harmony.  wants to get along with people others,  finds it easy to cooperate with others. http://mije.mevlana.edu.tr/archieve/issue_5_2/MIJE_14_89_Revised_final_pdf.pdf http://studymoose.com/the-big-five-personality-traits-the-five-factor-model-essay http://thebrainflux.com/big-five-personality-traits/ https://www.verywell.com/agreeable-personality-3287986

Agreeable workers earn lower incomes than less agreeable workers.

Sources http://nd.edu/~cba/Nice--JPSPInPress.pdf http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904823804576502763895892974.html

Agreeable people may find it difficult to work alone.

To cope with stress, agreeable people may turn to support networks.

http://psychology.iresearchnet.com/counseling-psychology/personality-theories/five-factor-model-of-personality https://www.verywell.com/agreeable-personality-3287986

In work that involve frequent interaction or cooperation with others, agreeableness and extraversion will be valid predictors.

http://areadocenti.eco.unicas.it/virili/old/ApprofondimentiCO/BarrickMount%20PP91%20The%20Big%20 Five%20personality%20dimensions%20and%20job%20performance%20-%20a%20meta-analysis.pdf

The more agreeable and conscientious a person is, the more she / he tends to like his or her job.

https://hbr.org/2013/04/does-money-really-affect-motiv

Agreeable people may find it difficult to  analyze the validity of arguments,  make difficult decisions, and/or  deliver bad news.

https://www.verywell.com/agreeable-personality-3287986

Tip for agreeable people: Think that you want to be perceived as fair instead of wanting to be liked.

http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/2012-spring/53312/how-to-become-a-better-leader/

Question # 2 What characterizes disagreeable people?

Disagreeable people are challenging, competitive, and aggressive.

http://america.pink/big-five-personality-traits_657856.html http://digest.bps.org.uk/2015/12/if-you-want-to-be-creative-does-it-help.html

For disagreeable people, it is more important to be right than

to care about how to get along with others.

Sometimes scepticism about others' motives causes disagreeable people to be suspicious, unfriendly, and uncooperative. Disagreeable people are more likely to distance themselves from others. http://gracepointwellness.org/18-psychological-testing/article/8948-big-five-personality-traits http://thebrainflux.com/big-five-personality-traits/

Givers can be disagreeable, and takers can be agreeable.

To give or to take are choices we make regardless of whether our personalities are agreeable or disagreeable.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1576218686 Page 191.

Tips for disagreeable people 1. Say what’s in it for others.

2. Use humour.

http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/2012-spring/53312/how-to-become-a-better-leader/

Are you more agreeable or more disagreeable?