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Personality development: stability and change.

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Caspi, A; Roberts, BW; Shiner, RL
Published in: Annual review of psychology
January 2005

In this review, we evaluate four topics in the study of personality development where discernible progress has been made since 1995 (the last time the area of personality development was reviewed in this series). We (a) evaluate research about the structure of personality in childhood and in adulthood, with special attention to possible developmental changes in the lower-order components of broad traits; (b) summarize new directions in behavioral genetic studies of personality; (c) synthesize evidence from longitudinal studies to pinpoint where and when in the life course personality change is most likely to occur; and (d) document which personality traits influence social relationships, status attainment, and health, and the mechanisms by which these personality effects come about. In each of these four areas, we note gaps and identify priorities for further research.

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Annual review of psychology

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EISSN

1545-2085

ISSN

0066-4308

Publication Date

January 2005

Volume

56

Start / End Page

453 / 484

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • Social Behavior
  • Personality Development
  • Parenting
  • Neurotic Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Intelligence
  • Humans
  • Genetics, Behavioral
  • Environment
 

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Caspi, A., Roberts, B. W., & Shiner, R. L. (2005). Personality development: stability and change. Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 453–484. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.141913
Caspi, Avshalom, Brent W. Roberts, and Rebecca L. Shiner. “Personality development: stability and change.Annual Review of Psychology 56 (January 2005): 453–84. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.141913.
Caspi A, Roberts BW, Shiner RL. Personality development: stability and change. Annual review of psychology. 2005 Jan;56:453–84.
Caspi, Avshalom, et al. “Personality development: stability and change.Annual Review of Psychology, vol. 56, Jan. 2005, pp. 453–84. Epmc, doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.141913.
Caspi A, Roberts BW, Shiner RL. Personality development: stability and change. Annual review of psychology. 2005 Jan;56:453–484.

Published In

Annual review of psychology

DOI

EISSN

1545-2085

ISSN

0066-4308

Publication Date

January 2005

Volume

56

Start / End Page

453 / 484

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • Social Behavior
  • Personality Development
  • Parenting
  • Neurotic Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Intelligence
  • Humans
  • Genetics, Behavioral
  • Environment