Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2011 Jan;50(1):149-173.
doi: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.2010.00629.x.

DOES HAVING A DYSFUNCTIONAL PERSONALITY HURT YOUR CAREER? AXIS II PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES

Susan L Ettner  1 , Johanna Catherine Maclean, Michael T French
Affiliations

DOES HAVING A DYSFUNCTIONAL PERSONALITY HURT YOUR CAREER? AXIS II PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES

Susan L Ettner et al. Ind Relat (Berkeley). 2011 Jan.

Abstract

Despite recent interest in how psychiatric disorders affect work outcomes, little is known about the role of personality disorders (PDs), which are poorly understood yet prevalent (15%) and impairing. We used nationally representative data for 12,457 men and 16,061 women to examine associations of PDs with any employment, full-time employment, chronic unemployment, being fired or laid off, and having trouble with a boss or co-worker. Antisocial, paranoid, and obsessive-compulsive PDs demonstrated the broadest patterns of associations with adverse outcomes. Findings suggest that PDs may have implications for the productivity of co-workers as well as that of the disordered employees themselves.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Alexandre Pierre K., French Michael T. Further Evidence on the Labor Market Effects of Addiction: Chronic Drug Use and Employment in Metropolitan Miami. Contemporary Economic Policy. 2004;22(3):382–93.
    1. American Psychiatric Association . Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders. 4th ed. American Psychiatric Association; Washington, DC: 2000. Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)
    1. Babiak Paul. When Psychopaths Go to Work: A Case Study of an Industrial Psychopath. Applied Psychology: An International Review. 1995;44(2):171–88.
    1. Baldwin Marjorie L., Marcus Steven C. Labor Market Outcomes of Persons with Mental Disorders. Industrial Relations. 2007;46(3):481–510.
    1. Bartel Ann, Taubman Paul. Health and Labor Market Success: The Role of Various Diseases. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 1979;61(1):1–8. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources