reviewAnnual Review of PsychologyJan 13, 2005Closed access

Personality Development: Stability and Change

University of Wisconsin–Madison · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · +1 more institution

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Abstract

In this review, we evaluate four topics in the study of personality development where discernible progress has been made since 1995 (the last time the area of personality development was reviewed in this series). We (a) evaluate research about the structure of personality in childhood and in adulthood, with special attention to possible developmental changes in the lower-order components of broad traits; (b) summarize new directions in behavioral genetic studies of personality; (c) synthesize evidence from longitudinal studies to pinpoint where and when in the life course personality change is most likely to occur; and (d) document which personality traits influence social relationships, status attainment, and…

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Keywords
  • Personality
  • Psychology
  • Personality development
  • Big Five personality traits
  • Big Five personality traits and culture
  • Developmental psychology
  • Alternative five model of personality
  • Life course approach
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