Career progression plays a role in the development of one’s personality. According to Eva Asselmann, a person’s work-life—from the time they start a job to their retirement—contributes to changes in their scientifically-based Big Five personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and emotional stability. In her research, she found that workers’ conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness all increased during the first year of work—coined as “personality maturation.” However, conscientiousness starts to lessen as one approaches retirement, leading to “personality relaxation.”
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
