Emotional Stability
tendency to stay calm, even-tempered, and resilient under stress
§1The Principia rendering
A copyright-clean measure of this construct, authored by Principia and free to use — the one we can show in full.
Predicted psychometrics. These 10 items carry a design grade of A (avg design score 97/100) from the item-design model — an estimate pending calibration, not a measured reliability. Real responses (via deployment) sharpen it toward measured, which is what the licensing model collects.
§2The established instruments
What the field already uses — named and cited, not reproduced (item wording is copyrighted and withheld pending clearance).
- Core Self-Evaluations Scale (CSES) — Judge, Erez, Bono, & Thoresen
- IPIP Big-Five Factor Markers (50-item) — Goldberg
- HEXACO-PI-R — Lee & Ashton
§3The math on what we know
Synthesized priors from the live registry: pooled r, studies (k), total N, top study grade, and heterogeneity. Rows flagged for heterogeneity or single-study evidence are directional, not settled — read them as a central tendency.
What drives emotional stability
| Predictor | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job Complexity | −0.28 | 1 | 50 | A | single study |
What emotional stability predicts
| Outcome | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counterproductive Work Behaviours | −0.27 | 1 | 50 | B | single study |
| Overall Job Performance | +0.09 | 1 | 50 | A | single study |
§4As a model node
Where emotional stability sits when you drop it into a model — what feeds it, what it moves. Read left to right as a small, actionable causal claim.
Inputs (drivers)
- Job Complexity−0.28
Outputs (outcomes)
- Counterproductive Work Behaviours−0.27
- Overall Job Performance+0.09