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Age Differences in Five Personality Domains across the Life Span
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Allemand, Mathias; Zimprich, Daniel; Hendriks, A. A. Jolijn – Developmental Psychology, 2008
The present study addresses the issue of age differences in 5 personality domains across the life span in a cross-sectional study. In contrast to most previous studies, the present study follows a methodologically more rigorous approach to warrant that age-related differences in personality structure and mean level can be meaningfully compared. It…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Age Differences, Foreign Countries, Older Adults
Patterns of Mean-Level Change in Personality Traits across the Life Course: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies
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Roberts, Brent W.; Walton, Kate E.; Viechtbauer, Wolfgang – Psychological Bulletin, 2006
The present study used meta-analytic techniques (number of samples = 92) to determine the patterns of mean-level change in personality traits across the life course. Results showed that people increase in measures of social dominance (a facet of extraversion), conscientiousness, and emotional stability, especially in young adulthood (age 20 to…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Meta Analysis, Personality Traits, Personality Development
Personality Traits Change in Adulthood: Reply to Costa and McCrae (2006)
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Roberts, Brent W.; Walton, Kate E.; Viechtbauer, Wolfgang – Psychological Bulletin, 2006
In a response to comments by P. T. Costa, Jr., and R. R. McCrae on the current authors' original article, the authors show that Costa and McCrae's writings on personality suggest a belief in immutability of personality traits. The authors agree with Costa and McCrae that new personality trait models that provide an accurate lower order structure…
Descriptors: Personality Change, Personality Traits, Meta Analysis, Longitudinal Studies
Evidence-Based Assessment of Personality Disorders
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Widiger, Thomas A.; Samuel, Douglas B. – Psychological Assessment, 2005
The purpose of this article is to provide a foundation for the development of evidence-based guidelines for the assessment of personality disorders, focusing in particular on integrated assessment strategies. The general strategy recommended herein is to first administer a self-report inventory to alert oneself to the potential presence of…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Personality Problems, Personality Change, Personality Traits
Age Differences in Personality Across the Adult Life Span: Parallels in Five Cultures.
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McCrae, Robert R.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Administered translations of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory to adults in Germany, Italy, Portugal, Croatia, and South Korea. Found declines in neuroticism, extraversion and openness, and increases in agreeableness and conscientiousness age for both men and women. Results support hypothesis that age differences reflect universal maturational…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
The Development of the Self-Concept during the Adolescent Years.
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Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1981
A three-year longitudinal study was conducted to measure two aspects of adolescents' self-concept development: continuity/discontinuity and stability/instability. Results indicated that adolescent self-concept results from continuous growth based on social circumstances and cognitive skills and competencies. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Elementary School Students