Given the importance of conscientiousness, it is becoming increasingly common for institutions and the public to want to understand how to foster it (Roberts et al., 2014). Succinctly, conscientiousness is a personality trait that promotes better health, wealth, relationships, and school success. And, in the case of school, conscientiousness is the most important factor aside from cognitive abilities when it comes to school performance (Poropat, 2009). Conscientiousness also predicts outcomes such as relationship quality, the duration of relationships, and occupational attainment (Roberts, Kuncel, Shiner, Caspi, & Goldberg, 2007). Conscientiousness appears to be one of the most influential trait domains, as it predicts physical health (Hampson et al., 2007, Moffitt et al., 2011), the onset of Alzheimer’s disease (Wilson, Schneider, Arnold, Bienias, & Bennett, 2007), and longevity (Kern & Friedman, 2008).

Conscientiousness refers to a family of related personality traits that include the qualities of having self-control and being responsible to others, hardworking, orderly, and rule abiding (Roberts, Lejuez, Krueger, Richards, & Hill, 2014).

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