While there is some evidence for changes in personality traits, life satisfaction, and self-
esteem as a function of life events, effects have been small and inconsistent across studies …

Although personality is relatively stable across the lifespan, there is also ample evidence
that it is malleable. This potential for change is important because many individuals want to …

The last 2 decades have witnessed increased research on the role of life events in
personality trait development, but few findings appear to be robust. We propose that a key to …

The past two decades have witnessed increased interest in the relationship between
personality and labor market outcomes, as well as the emergence of the Five-Factor Model …

Research examining the associations between major life events and personality trait
development is mixed. Work that evaluates perceptions of life events and how those …

Attrition in longitudinal studies is a major threat to the representativeness of the data and the
generalizability of the findings. Typical approaches to address systematic nonresponse are …

Personality development is related to life events that change social roles and environments.
Here, we provide an overview of the differences between personal and collective life events …

The role of income in adult personality change remains poorly understood. Using latent
growth modeling, we performed exploratory analyses of how longitudinal trajectories of …

Research about the associations between major life events and personality trait
development is mixed. Work that evaluates perceptions of life events and how those …

This paper studies whether and how Conscientiousness, a personality trait, helps
individuals mitigate the adverse effects of graduating during a recession on early career …