Adolescent Big Five personality and pubertal development

Pubertal hormone concentrations and self-reported pubertal status

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ID9788322
AutoresAlithe L Van Den Akker (0000-0002-4981-5265, University of Amsterdam, autor correspondente), Donnel A Briley (0000-0001-6344-597X, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Daniel A Briley, Andrew D Grotzinger (0000-0001-7852-9244, The University of Texas at Austin), Jennifer L Tackett (0000-0002-5084-3511), Elliot M Tucker-Drob (0000-0001-5599-6237, The University of Texas at Austin), K Paige Harden (0000-0002-1557-6737, The University of Texas at Austin)
Ano2021
Volume57
Fascículo1
Páginas60-72
Data de publicação2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDevelopmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/dev0001135
PMID33382326
OpenAlexW3114103141
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas38

In early adolescence, levels of conscientiousness and agreeableness have been found to temporarily decrease, with levels of neuroticism increasing, indicating a dip in personality maturation. It is unknown whether these changes are related to the process of puberty, a major developmental milestone with numerous changes for children. Here, we first replicated the dip in personality maturity in early adolescence ( N = 2640, age range 8-18, 51% girls, 65% non-Hispanic white, 21% Hispanic/Latino, 10% African American, 9% other, roughly 33% of families received means-tested public assistance) and tested associations between the Big Five personality dimensions and pubertal development and timing across late childhood and adolescence ( n = 1793). Pubertal development was measured using both hormonal assays (DHEA, testosterone, and progesterone) and self-reports of secondary sex characteristics. Of hormonal measures, only higher DHEA concentrations were associated with lower conscientiousness and openness. Nonparametric moderation analyses using LOSEM indicated Complex Age × Sex interactions involving all three hormones. Self-reported pubertal development was associated with lower extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness. More advanced pubertal timing was also related to lower levels of extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness. All associations were small. As some evidence was found for small associations between pubertal development and lower levels of conscientiousness and agreeableness, a dip in personality maturation in these personality traits may be partly due to pubertal development in early adolescence. Overall, results did not indicate that pubertal development was the primary explanation of the maturity dip in adolescent personality. Many small influences likely accumulate to explain the dip in personality maturity in early adolescence. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)

Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Hierarchical structure of the Big Five · Openness to experience · Personality · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology