Is capacity for pleasure associated with executive career success? J Occup Med 1984 Jan;26(1):37-40
Date
01/01/1984Pubmed ID
6694007DOI
10.1097/00043764-198401000-00009Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0021366612 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Executives with a low capacity for pleasure were examined to determine if they evidence less occupational and social success than those with normal or high capacity. Data on pleasure capacity and depressive symptoms were collected from 88 senior executive officers, and scores were compared with independent ratings of career success. The 11% of executives with serious work-related or personal problems showed significantly higher pleasure scores than the rest. It is hypothesized that the relatively high pleasure scores of the least successful executives reflect a defensive process of denial or reaction formation rather than an excessively joyful personality trait. A longitudinal study of executives is proposed to clarify whether the high pleasure capacity scores of the least successful executives change situationally over time.
Author List
Clark DC, Morrison DE, Fawcett JAuthor
David C. Clark PhD Assistant Dean, Professor in the Research Office department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultEmotions
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupations
Personality
Social Behavior
