Stability of adult personality traits
Fact or fable
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6198690 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Warner Schaie (corresponding author), Iris A Parham |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 146-158 |
| Publication date | 1976-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.34.1.146 |
| PMID | 957098 |
| OpenAlex | W2007549339 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 5 |
Theoretical positions for and against a stability model for adult personality traits are examined. Results of a sequential study of 19 personality factors over a 7-year period and with participants ranging in age from 22 to 84 years suggest that stability within generations appears to be the rule, albeit combined with many differences between successive population cohorts and subject to transient secular trends. A typology of 13 possible models is offered to account for the different developmental trends observed for the various personality factors.
Agreeableness · Alternative five model of personality · Big Five personality traits · Big Five personality traits and culture · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Fable · Personality · Personality development · Population · Sociology · Stability (learning theory · Typology · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Demography · Mental Health Research Topics · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,76 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 2013 (37) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |