Personality traits continue to change throughout the lifespan. However, we still know little
about when, why, and how personality traits change. In this paper, we review the current …

The goal of this chapter is to summarize what the author knows about the origins, continuity,
and change of individual differences in personality. The answers are sometimes obvious …

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 …

Trait stability and maturation are fundamental principles of contemporary personality
psychology and have been shown to hold across many cultures. However, it has proven …

Different perspectives on personality development propose a range of possible degrees to
which traits are free to change, from hardly at all to very much. This essay reviews the …

Past research syntheses provided evidence that personality traits are both stable and
changeable throughout the life span. However, early meta-analytic estimates were …

Longitudinal studies are uniquely suited to answer five questions about personality
development across the life course. The goal of this chapter is to review the answers to …

During the transition to adulthood individuals typically settle into adult roles in love and work.
This transition also involves significant changes in personality traits that are generally in the …

The desire to change or control personal tendencies is often a primary goal in our daily lives,
in raising children, in counselling, and in the treatment of psychopathology and criminal …

Behavioural genetic research has led to important advances in the field of personality
psychology. When carried out on longitudinal data, behavioural genetic studies also offer …