Residential Mobility, Personality, and Subjective and Physical Well-Being

Abstract

Frequent residential moves in childhood may be stressful. Because introverts find making new friends in a new town more difficult than extraverts, the authors predicted that residential moves would be more negatively associated with well-being among introverts than among extraverts. To test this hypothesis, the authors collected salivary cortisol samples from morning to evening for two consecutive days, in addition to self-reports of well-being. In general, the authors found support for this prediction among European American participants but not for African Americans or Asian Americans. Extraversion seems to buffer the stress of residential moves among European Americans, whereas it does not seem to play as important a role to this end among African and Asian Americans.

Loss aversion and duration of residence

“…There have been several reviews addressing the interface between economics and psychology (Rabin 1998;Headey 1993) but few explore the links between demographic processes and psychology, despite some promising discussions (Moon 1995) and a number of more recent connections (Oishi 2010;Oishi et al 2011;Oishi and Talhelm 2012). Terms like irrational exuberance, nudge, and animal spirits have now become part of the contemporary lexicon for our understanding of how people actually behave when it comes to investments.…”

Trait positive and negative emotionality differentially associate with diurnal cortisol activity

“…There is some evidence that, in adults, higher levels of extraversion and greater positive affect (assessed by trait questionnaire or by averaging self-reported states of positive affect over repeated measurements) associate with a steeper diurnal slope, smaller awakening response, lower total cortisol output, and lower cortisol levels obtained from single measurements taken at varying times during the day (Brummett et al, 2009; Hoyt et al, 2015; Lai et al, 2005; Mikolajczak et al, 2010; Nater et al, 2010; Polk et al, 2005; Steptoe et al, 2007; Steptoe et al, 2008; Steptoe and Wardle, 2005; Steptoe et al, 2005; Turner-Cobb et al, 2008; Vedhara et al, 2006). And conversely, some studies have shown higher levels of neuroticism or trait negative affect related to a flatter diurnal slope, larger morning awakening response, higher total output, and higher cortisol levels on single measurements (Doane et al, 2011; Garcia-Banda et al, 2014; Hauner et al, 2008; Mikolajczak et al, 2010; Nater et al, 2010; Oishi et al, 2012; Polk et al, 2005; Portella et al, 2005). Yet in other studies, similarly assessed personality dimensions and trait affect do not correlate with the same indices of HPA activity (Brummett et al, 2009; Dettling et al, 1999; Ellenbogen et al, 2006; Garcia-Banda et al, 2014; Gerritsen et al, 2009; Hauner et al, 2008; Hoyt et al, 2015; Munafo et al, 2006; Schommer et al, 1999; Steptoe et al, 2008; Turner-Cobb et al, 2008; van Eck et al, 1996; Vedhara et al, 2006; Laceulle et al, 2015) or do so in an opposite direction (Ellenbogen et al, 2006; Hauner et al, 2008; Polk et al, 2005; van Santen et al, 2011, Atkinson et al, 2015).…”

Decoration, self-transcendence, and spiritual expression: stakeholder cooperation and the creation of joint value in the workplace

“…The advent of the Industrial Revolution and further societal advances such as residential mobility allow us to seek higher paying jobs and more ideal living arrangements. Even though these advances contribute to a greater sense of autonomy, they may also enhance perceptions of dispensability, a sense of feeling misunderstood or disconnected, unfamiliarity, and even isolation -all with bearing on human wellbeing (Oishi and Schimmack 2010, Kalkhoff et al 2011, Oishi et al 2012a, 2012b, Oishi 2011.…”