Using within-person change in three large panel studies to estimate personality age trajectories.

IS Seifert, JM Rohrer, SC Schmukle - Journal of personality and …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
How does personality change when people get older? Numerous studies have investigated
this question, overall supporting the idea of so-called personality maturation. However …

Toward a Theory of Lifespan Personality Trait Development

W Bleidorn - Annual Review of Developmental Psychology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The lifespan development of personality traits has evolved from a niche topic to a core
subject of psychological science. Looking back at 20 years of research, I review the …

Sense of purpose and meaning in life during the transition to grandparenthood

FS Chereches, N Ballhausen… - European Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The grandparent role has been often described as one of the most fulfilling aspects of older
age. Yet, no longitudinal studies investigated the effect of the transition to grandparenthood …

Longing for grandparenthood: Its association with life satisfaction in late middle adulthood.

J Dorry, CL Burk, AM Stertz, BS Wiese - Psychology and Aging, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
The present study applies the life-span theoretical concept of life longing (Sehnsucht) to
grandparenthood as an important normative transition of middle and late adulthood that can …

Life Goals Across Adulthood and Old Age: Associations With Personality and Well-Being

L Buchinger - 2023 - refubium.fu-berlin.de
Life goals are what people talk about when asked what makes a successful life. Based on
the assumption that the judgement of what is important and desirable in life changes with …

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The birth of a child typically transcends parents' daily lives and is frequently described as
spiritual experience in qualitative interview studies. Yet, little is known on mediumor long …