Continuity and change in personality traits from adolescence to midlife: a 25-year longitudinal study comparing representative and adjudicated men.
J Pers
; 71(5): 705-55, 2003 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-12932208
ABSTRACT
In the first study, a hierarchical structure of personality traits was identified using data from a longitudinal study tracing two samples of men from adolescence to midlife (i.e., a representative sample of the general population and a sample of individuals adjudicated during their adolescence). The second study examined structural, rank-order, and mean-level continuity. Partial structural continuity was demonstrated through confirmatory factor analysis. Regarding rank-order continuity, the correlations were stronger as age increased, particularly for the adjudicated men. For mean-level continuity, the adjudicated men displayed higher scores from adolescence to midlife for nearly every personality trait related to Disinhibition and Negative Emotionality. Significant decreases were observed in these traits for both samples, supporting the hypothesis of a normative psychological maturation. Although both samples showed this maturation, the adjudicated men displayed a lower rate of change during adolescence and early adulthood. The two samples did not differ in Extraversion and this trait remained more stable, particularly for adjudicated men.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Desenvolvimento da Personalidade
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Delinquência Juvenil
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article