DIFFERENCES IN SOME PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF "RIGID" AND "FLEXIBLE" INDIVIDUALS.

The article cites a study regarding differences in some personal characteristics of rigid and flexible individuals. In this study, 500 subjects ranging in age from 20 to 70 years were divided into ten five-year age intervals. The ten most flexible and ten most rigid individuals in each group were examined with respect to certain of their personal characteristics. Results of an analysis of variance gave significant differences in favor of the flexible group on the measures of: years of education, income level, occupational level, self-ratings of happiness, success and social responsibility.