Notes

Introduction

1. The big five personality traits are openness, neuroticism, agreeableness, extraversion and conscientiousness. The model was first advanced by Ernest Tupes and Raymond Christal in 1961.

2. Ivcevic, Z. (2014) ‘Predicting school success: Comparing Conscientiousness, Grit, and Emotion Regulation Ability’, Journal of Research in Personality, 52, pp. 29–36.

3. The programmes referenced are Foundations of Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Neuroscience MCB80x. Both are excellent.

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4. Danner, D.D., Snowdon, D.A. and Friesen, W.V. (2001) ‘Positive emotions in early life and longevity: Findings from the nun study’, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80(5), pp. 804–13, available ...

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