Scholars@Duke publication: Ethnicity, Education, and the Temporal Stability of Personality Traits In the East Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study.

Ethnicity, Education, and the Temporal Stability of Personality Traits In the East Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study.

Publication , Journal Article

Löckenhoff, CE; Terracciano, A; Bienvenu, OJ; Patriciu, NS; Nestadt, G; McCrae, RR; Eaton, WW; Costa, PT

Published in: J Res Pers

2008

We examined the influence of age, gender, Black vs. White ethnicity, and education on five indices of personality stability and change across an average interval of 8 years in the East Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area study. In the full sample (n = 505, aged 30-88), examination of structural, rank-order, ipsative, and mean level stability, as well as indices of reliable change suggested that NEO-PI-R personality traits showed moderate to high levels of stability over time. There were few age and gender effects on temporal stability but rank-order, ipsative, and mean level stability were lower among Blacks and individuals with lower education. Future research should explore additional demographic predictors of temporal plasticity in a diverse range of samples, and employ observer ratings to assess personality.

Duke Scholars

Author Paul T. Costa Jr. Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care

Published In

J Res Pers

DOI

10.1016/j.jrp.2007.09.004

ISSN

0092-6566

Publication Date

2008

Volume

Issue

Start / End Page

577 / 598

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

Social Psychology
5205 Social and personality psychology
5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
5201 Applied and developmental psychology
1702 Cognitive Sciences
1701 Psychology
1503 Business and Management

Citation

APA

Chicago

ICMJE

MLA

NLM

Löckenhoff, C. E., Terracciano, A., Bienvenu, O. J., Patriciu, N. S., Nestadt, G., McCrae, R. R., … Costa, P. T. (2008). Ethnicity, Education, and the Temporal Stability of Personality Traits In the East Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. J Res Pers, 42(3), 577–598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2007.09.004

Löckenhoff, Corinna E., Antonio Terracciano, O Joseph Bienvenu, Nicholas S. Patriciu, Gerald Nestadt, Robert R. McCrae, William W. Eaton, and Paul T. Costa. “Ethnicity, Education, and the Temporal Stability of Personality Traits In the East Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study.” J Res Pers 42, no. 3 (2008): 577–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2007.09.004.

Löckenhoff CE, Terracciano A, Bienvenu OJ, Patriciu NS, Nestadt G, McCrae RR, et al. Ethnicity, Education, and the Temporal Stability of Personality Traits In the East Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. J Res Pers. 2008;42(3):577–98.

Löckenhoff, Corinna E., et al. “Ethnicity, Education, and the Temporal Stability of Personality Traits In the East Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study.” J Res Pers, vol. 42, no. 3, 2008, pp. 577–98. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2007.09.004.

Löckenhoff CE, Terracciano A, Bienvenu OJ, Patriciu NS, Nestadt G, McCrae RR, Eaton WW, Costa PT. Ethnicity, Education, and the Temporal Stability of Personality Traits In the East Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. J Res Pers. 2008;42(3):577–598.

Published In

J Res Pers

DOI

10.1016/j.jrp.2007.09.004

ISSN

0092-6566

Publication Date

2008

Volume

Issue

Start / End Page

577 / 598

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

Social Psychology
5205 Social and personality psychology
5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
5201 Applied and developmental psychology
1702 Cognitive Sciences
1701 Psychology
1503 Business and Management