Stability and Change in the Big Five Personality Domains: Evidence From a Longitudinal Study of Australians

Longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample of Australians were used to evaluate mean-level differences and rank-order stability in personality traits assessed twice over a 4-year time span (n = 13,134). Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Openness declined over the life span, whereas Agree...

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description Longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample of Australians were used to evaluate mean-level differences and rank-order stability in personality traits assessed twice over a 4-year time span (n = 13,134). Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Openness declined over the life span, whereas Agreeableness increased among young cohorts, was stable among middle-aged cohorts, and declined among the oldest old. Cross-sectional analyses suggested an increase in Conscientiousness throughout the life span, though longitudinal analyses suggested a slight decline in late life. There was an inverted U-shaped pattern for rank-order stability, with peak stability occurring in middle age. For three of the Big Five domains (Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness), age-related differences appeared to be somewhat more pronounced before age 30 than after age 30.
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Adult
Adult. Elderly
Age differences
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - psychology
Agreeableness
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Australia
Biological and medical sciences
Conscientiousness
Consciousness
Developmental psychology
Extraversion
Extraversion (Psychology)
Female
Five factor model
Five Factor Personality Model
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Life span
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Middle aged people
Neuroticism
Personality
Personality Assessment
Personality Development
Personality Traits
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Young Adult
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