Is
beautiful handwriting linked to career success ?
It
was assumed for a long time, that beautiful handwriting represents a
very confident and capable person. Parents lay emphasis on their
children's handwriting from very early on, transferring the
underlying message, that beautiful handwriting will some day
determine how successful their child is in life. Beautiful
handwriting is often said to be linked to a high educational standard
and great parenting efforts. At the same time, there is rumor that
states that doctors have the worst handwriting in the world. So how
is it possible, that two such contradicting opinions co-exist and
which one of them is right?
The
graphological assessment technique was used to show a connection
between a persons handwriting and her personality. Expert opinions on
the hight or the inclination of the writing style are still used
sometimes, to determine someones job fit. But does it work?
The
answer is no. This type of assessment is rarely used today. The
predictive validity of graphological techniques for a criterium such
as career success is very low. In other words, your handwriting does
not strongly associate with your personality. Therefore, it is not
neccessarily predicting career success. The content of your writing
however does!
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