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The Lifelong Learner’s Compass: Cultivating Attitudes With Self-Reflection, Openness, Curiosity and Motivation
Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2906-5409
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Health, Education and Technology, Health, Medicine and Rehabilitation. Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2709-9966
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Health, Education and Technology, Health, Medicine and Rehabilitation. Department of Building Engineering, Energy Systems, and Sustainability Science, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7584-2275
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Health, Education and Technology, Health, Medicine and Rehabilitation.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5546-3270
2025 (English)In: Adult Education Quarterly, ISSN 0741-7136, E-ISSN 1552-3047Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

Lifelong learning can be indispensable for the adaptation to continuously evolving labor markets and societal demands. In the current study, we examined psychological factors, notably aspects of personality (personality traits in the five-factor model and trait curiosity), self-reflection and motivation in relation to attitudes to lifelong learning. A specific aim was to examine the relative importance of these factors in their contribution to attitudes to lifelong learning. The study was carried out by use of a digital survey and included 717 adults (Mage = 47.93) within working life. The results showed that self-reflection and trait curiosity were the strongest predictors of attitudes to lifelong learning but work intrinsic motivation and openness to experience (a personality trait in the five-factor model) also contributed with unique explanatory power, although to a lesser degree. The results can inform individualized accessibility strategies for lifelong learning.

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lifelong learning, personality, five-factor model, trait curiosity, self-reflection, work motivation
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-111367DOI: 10.1177/07417136241312174Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85215539747OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-111367DiVA, id: diva2:1930220
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Vinnova, 2021- 02361
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