James Graham Conscientiousness

Recent research has examined the circumstances under which the usually positive big five trait of conscientiousness has led to higher levels of distress in individuals. Although these effects have been evident in severe forms of failure such as unemployment, this area of personality has yet to be sufficiently explored. The idea of whether the conscientiousness trait is also of hindrance in lower levels of failure is of interest. It is hypothesised that conscientious individuals will have a greater negative affect after a non-severe failure-task than those who are less conscientious. Data is collected qualitatively through self-report questionnaires, measuring conscientiousness with items based on the Behavioural Indicators of

Obtaining an education is essential in today’s society. Most students who attend school on a regular basis usually succeed in life. On the other hand, many students fail to attend school every day which can lead to problems in schools. However, some students have acceptable reasons for dropping out. As a result, a student’s punctuality can ultimately alter his or her education. On that note, dropping out of high school can affect an individual in many ways throughout the years. Schools are facing challenges dealing with high dropout rates, high rates of truancy, and low graduation rates because students are failing to attend school.

Perhaps no single event in the adolescent life course more strongly determines later social and economic success than dropping out of school (Ludwig & Shah, 2014). Risk factors for dropping out of school exist in all life domains with the likelihood of a student dropping out of school increasing as these risk factors accumulate (Christle, Jolivette, & Nelson, 2007). However, most of the research on at risk students and dropping out has focused on the characteristics of individuals rather than on the services available at schools or the local community (Christle, Jolivette, & Nelson,

The celebrity that I've chosen to do a personality assessment on is Kanye West. Kanye West started out his career by helping others produce music, but soon he began making music himself. His debut album, The College Dropout propelled him into stardom as a hip hop and rap artist. In recent years, Kanye's relevancy to the public has stopped being about his music and more about his personal life. West has stayed relevant to the public through a marriage to reality star, Kim Kardashian and through his many outlandish speeches and interviews.

Students who dropout of high school before the age of 18 put their well-being at risk later on in life. According to BMC Public Health’s study focusing on over 3146 dropout students ranging in age from 20-29, “Poor mental health was present in 24% of the participants.” This emphasizes the fact that if teenagers drop out of high school they hurt their health because they go into a depressive state easier than their classmates who graduate. As a result of the depression, they go unemployed. This continues into a lack of anything to do and stress of unpayable bills. Finally, the data suggests that students should not be allowed to dropout without a diploma because when these students go into an unhealthy mental state, they can lose connection with their family or lead to worse situations making it even worse. Also in the radio interview, Missy Remiss, an education

Sociologists and psychologists have studied and documented high school dropout rate for many decades. Their focus has been put on statistics of different races/ethnicities, age groups and gender as well as underlying factors of why people drop out. Comparing the dropout statistics of different races is a common theme amongst many sociologists’ studies. The extent of their research addresses many significant aspects of high school drop out but fail to shed light on the differences within races between the two genders.

Across the United States, high school students can encounter a variety of issues that hinder their ability to successfully complete course work to earn the required credits towards graduation. High schools across the United States have an obligation to ensure that students are achieving and receiving a diploma. It is also in the school’s best interest to ensure students are gradating both funding wise and for the overall school rating. When a student does not receive a high school diploma the action affects the student, community and the school. High school dropouts may find it harder to obtain a job that would provide a stable and productive income verses a high school graduate thus, the financial disadvantage in turn can cause

Additionally, “Students entering high school- just at the time brains are in flux- still have the propensity to be impulsive and are prone to making mistakes” (Willens para 3). Therefore, important situations and decisions that are needed to be made, can be poorly influenced. For example, if career choices and classes lack effort, students college experience and readiness will lack as well. They are more likely to take unnecessary classes

Gottfried (2013) supported the notion that urban students are at an exceptionally high risk for educational failure. In addition, Pharris-Ciurej, Hirschman, and Willhoft (2012) noted that students from low-income families were nearly 26% less likely to graduate from high school. The findings from this study further proposed an overrepresentation of retained students residing in disadvantaged areas among students who drop out of school, and students residing in underprivileged areas exhibited unforeseen academic

While reading Too Cool for School by Ellis Cose I have became aware of various aspects of my ‘schooling’ experience. I realized that I may not have had the best schooling experience, but I never pushed up against the system to get any better. Throughout my life I have attended over 10 schools some very high end others bottom of the barrel. Like Cose, I always knew my intellectual abilities, but I was always so dissatisfied with my situation I didn't make the best of it. Instead of soaking up as much knowledge as possible and making a lesson out of my situation I became complacent. I started to slack off and allow myself to become stagnant to what I knew my abilities were. I allowed myself to be a product of my environment when I should I have

In addition, high school dropouts have caused many hardships that negatively affect the American economy. Individuals, who have not received high school credentials, live such experiences as poverty, unemployment, teenage parenthood, and criminal activity (Esch, 2003). For example, without the minimum of a high school diploma, individuals are susceptible to a cycle of poverty (AYPF, 2006). Esch (2003) explained that in any given year, the likelihood of slipping into poverty is about three times higher for high school dropouts than for those who finish high school. He mentioned that high school dropouts lack many skills to be hired for decent jobs; therefore, students are more susceptible to be dependent on the public assistance. Researchers revealed that if one third of high school dropouts were to remain in school and earn a diploma, the federal government would save almost 11 billion annually from reducing funds needed for food stamps, housing

High school dropouts are not only facing a miserable situation in the rest of lives but also

The other reasons that they added for student dropout of high school low GPA and work related. This implies that students have a lots pressures including personal, environmental and financial problem that make it harder for them to earn their diploma. Especially for those who grew up in the family with a low-income; it’s challenging due to lack of social support and resources. As I research, I acknowledge the problems about high schools dropout is very complex. However, over all, the main factors for student’s lack of academic achievements are family structures, communities and schools. Negative impacts come when students feel that their parents, schools and the communities are not there for them. When children obtain support, they will have

Out-of-school factors and educational inequalities affect the academic success of students in the lower class population. The research questions that will be answered in this research paper are:

In the discipline of personality psychology, it is crucial for researchers to conduct studies using universal terms and scales, so that they may effectively compare results and further their line of research. However, when it concerns personality traits, such a comprehensive catalogue has not always been available – in fact, it has taken until up until the late 20th century to develop a list of essential personality traits and create scales that measure these dimensions reliably (John, Naumann, & Soto, 2008). The current set of these widely used traits is called the “Big Five” personality traits, and encompasses five broad dimensions - Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness. Of the five, this paper will focus on Conscientiousness, a trait that describes individuals with impulse control who are highly organized, thorough, planful, efficient, responsible, reliable, and dependable, to name just a handful of characteristics associated with the trait (John, Naumann, & Soto, 2008). Those low in the trait, on the other hand, are more frequently careless and irresponsible (McShane & Steen, 2012). Although studies have shown Conscientiousness to be a predictor of various life outcomes such as health and longevity, this paper will focus on the findings that support Conscientiousness as a predictor of job performance and, when one is high in the trait, success in