DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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personality traits are as stable as they have always been.
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that the stability of personality traits is true for men, but not for women.
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changes in personality can and do occur throughout the life span.
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the change is too strong a term for describing personality development.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Stability is highest during middle adulthood and relatively lower during young adulthood and potentially also old age. Notably, stability is only modest over longer intervals, leaving room for personality trait change throughout the lifespan.
Detailed explanation-2: -What has research found about the stability of traits over one’s lifetime? Personality stability is lowest in young children. Personality stability is highest in adults over 50. Age-related personality changes may have a biological basis.
Detailed explanation-3: -And while personality traits are relatively stable over time, they can and often do gradually change across the life span. What’s more, those changes are usually for the better. Many studies, including some of my own, show that most adults become more agreeable, conscientious and emotionally resilient as they age.
Detailed explanation-4: -While many may suspect that people’s personalities are fixed in childhood, new research suggests that most people’s personalities evolve throughout their lives.