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Stability and change in the Big Five personality domains: Evidence from a longitudinal study of Australians.
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Longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample of Australians were used to evaluate mean-level differences and rank-order stability in personality traits assessed twice over a 4-year time span (n = 13,134). Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Openness declined over the life span, whereas Agreeableness increased among young cohorts, was stable among middle-aged cohorts, and declined among the oldest old. Cross-sectional analyses suggested an increase in Conscientiousness throughout the life span, though longitudinal analyses suggested a slight decline in late life. There was an inverted U-shaped pattern for rank-order stability, with peak stability occurring in middle age. For three of the Big Five domains (Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness), age-related differences appeared to be somewhat more pronounced before age 30 than after age 30.
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“In fact, the rank-order stability of personality traits is far from perfect over moderately long intervals (Lucas & Donnellan, 2001; Wortman, Lucas, & Donnellan, 2012; Roberts & DelVecchio, 2000; though see Ferguson, 2010) and it decreases over increasingly long delays.”
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“Their relatively stable nature notwithstanding, personality traits can and do change across the entire life span.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wortman, J., Lucas, R. E., & Donnellan, M. B.
- Affiliations
- Michigan State University (US)
- ORCID
- Lucas, Richard E.
- Venue
- Psychology and Aging
- Published
- 2012
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 867-874
- ISSN
- 0882-7974 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1498
- OpenAlex
- W1977297766
- Cited by
- 298
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 13.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology and Aging (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Keywords
- Big Five personality traits, personality stability, rank-order stability, lifespan development, age differences, extraversion, neuroticism, openness to experience, agreeableness, conscientiousness, cohort differences, aging
- MeSH terms
- Neuroticism, Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Anxiety Disorders, Australia, Extraversion, Psychological, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Personality, Personality Assessment, Young Adult
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