Which of the Following Statements Is the Most Accurate with Regard

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is the most accurate with regard to how unemployment impacts the Big Five personality factors in individuals?

• A) Sudden unemployment is associated with a decrease in extraversion in men but an increase in extraversion in women.
• B) Both men and women show slight increases in neuroticism immediately upon losing their jobs, but this change reverses itself within months.
• C) For women, unemployment leads to a slow and steady decrease in agreeableness over time.
• D) Conscientiousness increased over time for men who lost their jobs.
• E) Openness decreased the longer that women were unemployed, but for men this decline rebounds in the fourth year.

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