Personality plasticity after age 30.
Published
Journal Article
Rank-order consistency of personality traits increases from childhood to age 30. After that, different summaries of the literature predict a plateau at age 30, or at age 50, or a curvilinear peak in consistency at age 50. These predictions were evaluated at group and individual levels using longitudinal data from the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey and the Revised NEO Personality Inventory for periods of up to 42 years. Consistency declined toward a nonzero asymptote with increasing time interval. Although some scales showed increasing stability after age 30, the rank-order consistencies of the major dimensions and most facets of the Five-Factor Model were unrelated to age. Ipsative stability, assessed with the California Adult Q-Set, also was unrelated to age. These data strengthen claims of predominant personality stability after age 30.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Terracciano, A; Costa, PT; McCrae, RR
Published Date
- August 2006
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 32 / 8
Start / End Page
- 999 - 1009
PubMed ID
- 16861305
Pubmed Central ID
- 16861305
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0146-1672
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1177/0146167206288599
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States