Tag
extraversion
2 findings
Behaviour & psychologyAdult Non-Cognitive Personality Trait MalleabilitySoft skills training produced a statistically significant increase in extraversion of 0.164 standard deviations (p < 0.05) in the experimental sample, as well as a 0.20 standard deviation increase in extraversion and grit (p < 0.05) in the propensity score-matched sample, with zero impact on placebo cognitive tests (arithmetic and digit span recall).RCTLabour & employmentExtraversion as a Behavioral Mediator of Soft Skill Productivity GainsSoft skills training increased worker extraversion by 0.164 standard deviations (p < 0.05), with mediation analysis establishing that gains in extraversion accounted for approximately 30 percent of the total 10.8 percentage point increase in workplace productivity.RCT