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People prone to feeling guilty are amongst the hardest workers, a new study finds.
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Not only that but people prone to feeling guilty are also highly ethical and are less likely to take advantage of other people’s skills to get paid more.
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The results come from research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, in which psychologists carried out 5 studies to test the effects of feeling guilty on work performance (Wiltermuth & Cohen, 2014).
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Dr. Scott S. Wiltermuth, the study’s first author, said:
“Because of this concern for the impact of their actions on others’ welfare, highly guilt-prone people often outwork their less guilt-prone colleagues, demonstrate more effective leadership and contribute more to the success of the teams and partnerships in which they are involved.â€
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Set against these advantages, though, guilt-prone people may avoid working with others they see as more competent than themselves.
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http://www.spring.org.uk/2014/12/the-emotion-which-drives-people-to-work-the-hardest.php
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