The Development of Extraversion, of Ability, and of the Relation Between Them

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ID5263674
AuthorsW S Anthony (University of Leicester, corresponding author)
Year1973
Volume43
Issue3
Pages223-227
Publication date1973-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8279.1973.tb02261.x
PMID4759966
OpenAlexW2145449916
LanguageEN
Citations received5

Extraversion, as tested by Eysenck and his followers, is found on average to increase from 7 years to 13 years, and to decrease from youth to middle age; there appears to be a peak normally at 13 or 14 years. On the other hand, general ability increases until the twenties. If we assume that a person who is ahead (or behind) in one of these developments is also likely to be similarly ahead (or behind) in the other development, then this explains a general finding asserted by Eysenck and Cookson (1969) and others in this Journal, namely that the correlation between extraversion and ability is positive in young children and negative in older pupils and students. Some other, related, findings are also explained in the same way

Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Eysenck Personality Questionnaire · Neuroticism · Personality · Relation (database) · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Psychology · Social Psychology

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