A responsible behavior bring success 50 years later. It pays to be good.
A study conducted by specialists from the University of Illinois psychology, University of Houston and University of Tuebingen links being interested and behaving responsibly in high school leads to better academic and career success as many as 50 years later.
The study reported in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Researchers report that it holds true even after accounting for parental income, IQ and other factors known to impact achievement.

Professor Brent Roberts, University of Illinois psychology said, “Yes, intelligence is important to life success and so is family socioeconomic status; we’ve known this for a while.”

“Studies have shown that personality traits such as conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness also correspond to higher academic and career achievement. But these are traits you’re more or less born with. We wanted to know if factors under the control of the individual at a young age might also play a role.”

During the investigation, they analyzed decades of data gathered by the American Institutes for Research commenced in 1960 to at present. The original data set to incorporate more than 370,000 students. High school participants were originally tested on academic, cognitive and behavioral characteristics in 1960 and likewise reacted to follow-up surveys in later years.

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