When Resolve Falters: Poor Fit with Adviser Reduces Benefits of Newcomer Proactive Personality

The importance of newcomer proactive personality to adjustment is a well- established finding. However, there may be cases in which proactivity is not an advantage. In this study, we investigated whether the benefits of proactive personality are limited by newcomers’ perceptions of similarity to their advisor. We surveyed 179 first-year PhD students upon entry into their program and then biweekly for two months. We found that the benefits of...