This study assessed change in self–reported Big Five personality traits. We conducted a
coordinated integrative data analysis using data from 16 longitudinal samples, comprising a …

Objective A precise and comprehensive description of personality continuity and change
across the life span is the bedrock upon which theories of personality development are built …

Correlated change between different personality traits has recently caught the attention of
researchers studying personality development. We conducted two studies to examine age …

A large body of research has documented how personality develops across adulthood, yet
very little longitudinal work has examined whether these findings generalize beyond …

The present study aims to investigate gender differences in the mean-level change of the
Big Five from late adolescence to emerging adulthood. We analyzed longitudinal self-report …

Personality researchers have posited multiple ways in which the relations between
personality traits and life outcomes may be moderated by other traits, but there are well …

Individuals are expected to mature with increasing age, but it is not yet fully understood
which factors contribute to this maturation process. Using data of a representative sample of …

We examined the extent to which the Big Five domains, 30 facets, and nuances (uniquely
represented by individual questionnaire items) capture age differences in personality …

Objective Personality traits are characterized by both stability and change across the life
span. Many of the mechanisms hypothesized to cause personality change (eg, the timing of …

The present article examines Big Five personality development across adolescence and
middle adulthood. Two adolescents and their fathers and mothers from 285 Dutch families …