Abstract
There have been calls from individual difference researchers to connect the multiplicity of constructs within the field. This study investigated relations between personality and motivation. Adult participants (N=192) completed Saucier's (1994) Mini-Markers and the Motivational Orientation Measure (Barrick, Stewart & Piotrowski, 2002). Structural equation modeling indicated that high Extraversion, Conscientiousness and Agreeableness were significantly related to Status striving, Accomplishment striving and Communion striving respectively (p
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 115-125 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Individual Differences Research |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2011 |