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Genetic and environmental influences on personality trait stability and growth during the transition to adulthood: a three-wave longitudinal study

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During the transition to adulthood individuals typically settle into adult roles in love and work. This transition also involves significant changes in personality traits that are generally in the direction of greater maturity and increased stability. Competing hypotheses have been offered to account for these personality changes: The intrinsic maturation hypothesis suggests that change trajectories are endogenous, whereas the life-course hypothesis suggests that these changes occur because of transactions with the social environment. This study investigated the patterns and origins of personality trait changes from ages 17 to 29 using 3 waves of Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire data provided by twins. Results suggest that (a) trait changes were more profound in the first relative to the second half of the transition to adulthood; (b) traits tend to become more stable during the second half of this transition, with all the traits yielding retest correlations between .74 and .78; (c) Negative Affectivity declined over time, and Constraint increased over time; minimal change was observed on agentic or communal aspects of Positive Emotionality; and (d) both genetic and nonshared environmental factors accounted for personality changes. Overall, these genetically informed results support a life-course perspective on personality development during the transition to adulthood.

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Authors
Hopwood, C. J., Donnellan, M. B., Blonigen, D. M., Krueger, R. F., McGue, M., Iacono, W. G., & Burt, S. A.
Affiliations
  • Michigan State University (US)
  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Published
2011
Volume
100
Issue
3
Pages
545-556
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
OpenAlex
W2140235280
Cited by
255
References
80
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 25 · 2013: 19 · 2012: 20
FWCI
25.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
other-oa
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (R01 DA05147, R01 AA09367)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Ego Development and Educational Practices
Keywords
personality change, coming of age, genetic factors, nonshared environment, negative affectivity, constraints, positive affectivity, agentic and communal traits, personality development
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Personality, Personality Development, Personality Inventory, Social Environment, Twins, Dizygotic, Twins, Monozygotic, Young Adult

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