Controlling for IQ, parent socioeconomic status, and educational attainment, children who score higher on rule breaking and defiance of authority are more likely to attain higher incomes as adults

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[–]Antarchomachus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Interesting.

I was one of these defiant children (diagnosed with Oppositional Defiance Disorder even), and it is true that I have a relatively good paying job. However, among my peers, there are many people who advance further than me and are paid more because they are better at brown nosing, something defiant people are not particularly inclined to do.

[–]chadwickofwv 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The difference comes from them starting their own businesses, not working for others.

[–]Antarchomachus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That actually makes a lot of sense in explaining the data