Age differences in personality traits from 10 to 65
Big Five domains and facets in a large cross-sectional sample
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6203032 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher J Soto (0000-0002-2875-8919, Colby College), Oliver P John (0000-0003-0171-0971, University of California, Berkeley), Samuel D Gosling (0000-0001-8970-591X, The University of Texas at Austin), Jeff Potter (0000-0003-1836-5625) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 330-348 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| 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/a0021717 |
| PMID | 21171787 |
| OpenAlex | W2145167064 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 306 |
| References cited | 67 |
Hypotheses about mean-level age differences in the Big Five personality domains, as well as 10 more specific facet traits within those domains, were tested in a very large cross-sectional sample (N = 1,267,218) of children, adolescents, and adults (ages 10-65) assessed over the World Wide Web. The results supported several conclusions. First, late childhood and adolescence were key periods. Across these years, age trends for some traits (a) were especially pronounced, (b) were in a direction different from the corresponding adult trends, or (c) first indicated the presence of gender differences. Second, there were some negative trends in psychosocial maturity from late childhood into adolescence, whereas adult trends were overwhelmingly in the direction of greater maturity and adjustment. Third, the related but distinguishable facet traits within each broad Big Five domain often showed distinct age trends, highlighting the importance of facet-level research for understanding life span age differences in personality
Big Five personality traits · Cross-sectional study · Developmental psychology · Facet (psychology) · Life span · Maturity (psychological) · Personality · Personality development · Psychosocial · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Demography · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 306 |
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| Citations per year | 20,4 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 277 |