Personality in the life course
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202139 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Avshalom Caspi (0000-0003-0082-4600, Harvard University Press, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1203-1213 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| 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//0022-3514.53.6.1203 |
| PMID | 3694456 |
| OpenAlex | W1980423560 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 117 |
| References cited | 12 |
Using elements borrowed from psychology, sociology, and history, this article outlines a conceptual framework for the analysis of personality in the life course. It is proposed that the interactional framework toward which personality psychology aspires may be conceived of as a sequence of interactions of personality with age-graded roles and social transitions in historically changing environments. To the extent that one can (a) identify the age-graded role paths in the social structure, (b) select the age-relevant situations in which these roles are enacted, and (c) identify measures relevant to the culture pattern across these age-relevant situations, it should be possible to uncover the coherence of personality--ways of approaching and responding to the world--across time and in diverse situations. Each of these steps is delineated and then illustrated with a longitudinal study of explosive, undercontrolled children. This is not an effort to articulate a theory of personality development but to outline the parameters of social life--temporal and situational--to which personality research should attend.
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| Unique citing works | 73 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2024 (38) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 108 |