Objective Previous research suggests that people want to change their big five traits—and
moreover, they may be able to do so. This paper extends these findings in three ways. First, I …

Research indicates that it might be possible to change personality traits through intervention,
but this clinical research has primarily focused on changing neuroticism. To date, there are …

Research suggests that change goals (desires to change personality traits) predict
subsequent trait growth. In this article, we (re) analyzed all data our labs have collected as of …

The study of volitional personality change has received increasing attention in recent years,
suggesting that individuals want to change for the better particularly on those socially …

Recent research conducted largely in the United States suggests that most people would
like to change one or more of their personality traits. Yet almost no research has investigated …

Using an idiographic-nomothetic methodology, we assessed individuals' ability to change
their personality traits without therapeutic or experimental involvement. Participants from …

Research suggests people want to change their normative personality traits—and they can
volitionally do so. However, studies have not yet addressed volitional change in pathological …

Objective Research into post‐traumatic growth (PTG) finds individuals report positive
changes in their identity, relationships, and worldviews after trauma. In a pre‐registered 16 …

People value relationships and want to relate to both friends and romantic partners in a
secure and comfortable fashion. But can individuals move towards realizing this goal of their …

Prior research has found that most people want to change their personalities. Moreover,
these change goals predict trait growth. The present study extended this by examining both …