White Collar (n = 607)

HR (n = 260)

Public Sector (n = 220)

Engineering (n = 205)

Risk/Audit (n = 502)

X

SD

X

SD

X

SD

X

SD

X

SD

F Level

Confident

9.06^h

2.03

8.66

2.03

8.50^l

2.14

9.00

1.97

9.09^h

1.85

4.41**

Adventurous

18.60^h

2.93

18.52^h

3.12

17.35^l

3.13

18.06

2.83

18.18^h

3.11

9.64***

Forgiving

15.94

3.86

16.21

3.96

15.65

3.90

16.22

3.41

16.28

3.81

1.05

Sentimental

20.39^lh

5.43

21.54^h

4.78

20.34^h

4.93

18.59^l

4.95

19.06^l

4.79

7.41***

Emotion-Based Decisions

11.46^l

3.17

12.32^h

3.12

11.53^h

2.95

9.95^l

3.06

10.57^l

3.02

16.26***

Excitement Seeking

21.03^h

4.98

19.21^l

4.80

21.26^h

5.11

19.57^l

5.17

20.00^l

5.08

7.80***

Trusting

17.34^lh

3.09

18.02^h

2.82

16.34^l

2.87

17.47^h

3.04

17.50^h

2.73

7.93***

Focused/Methodical

40.63^l

7.02

39.45^l

6.99

41.00

6.53

41.70^h

7.21

42.32^h

7.07

10.74***

Apprehensive

10.10^l

3.12

10.72

3.12

10.50

3.08

10.14

2.85

10.66^h

2.90

3.06*

Spontaneous

18.69^h

3.12

18.25

3.01

18.11

3.12

17.74^l

3.07

18.12^l

3.10

5.85***

Compliant

14.03^l

3.56

14.27^l

3.54

15.36^h

3.07

15.08^h

3.42

15.62^h

3.20

22.02***

Patient

7.15^l

2.43

7.39

2.29

7.88^h

2.40

7.97^h

2.43

7.72^h

2.25

8.06***

Emotional

41.95^lh

8.85

44.57^h

7.67

42.36^h

8.25

38.67^l

8.12

40.29^l

7.64

8.29***

Calm

33.28

5.85

34.23^h

5.73

32.00^l

5.69

33.70^h

5.20

33.78^h

5.47

12.65***

Measured

54.67^l

9.01

53.72^l

8.96

56.36^h

8.04

56.79^h

9.25

57.93^h

8.78

4.34**

Daring

81.23^h

10.22

78.25^l

9.73

78.35^l

10.01

77.39^l

9.41

78.67^l

9.61

18.04***