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8 Stability Change

The document discusses the Big Five personality traits (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism) and provides details about each trait. It then discusses the debate around whether personality is stable or can change, specifically during middle adulthood. Several longitudinal studies are summarized that have looked at personality stability and change over time, including studies by Costa and McCrae, Berkeley, Helson, and George Vaillant. The studies found both evidence of stability as well as changes in certain traits during different life stages like early and late adulthood.

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8 Stability Change

The document discusses the Big Five personality traits (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism) and provides details about each trait. It then discusses the debate around whether personality is stable or can change, specifically during middle adulthood. Several longitudinal studies are summarized that have looked at personality stability and change over time, including studies by Costa and McCrae, Berkeley, Helson, and George Vaillant. The studies found both evidence of stability as well as changes in certain traits during different life stages like early and late adulthood.

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Stability &

Change

Stability & Change

BIG 5
Big five factors of personality

BIG 5 (OCEAN)

BIG 5
Openness to experience
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism

Openness

Variation vs Familiar Routine


Curious vs Cautious

Openness
Relationship with social
attitudes (ethnocentrism,
prejudice)

Conscientiousness
Organized vs Disorganized
Disciplined vs Impulsive

Conscientiousness
Relationship with academic
and work place
performance

Extraversion
Extrovert vs Introvert

Extraversion
Ambiversion

Agreeableness

Agreeableness
Compassionate vs Cold
Cooperative vs uncooperative
Trusting vs Suspicious

Neuroticism
Tendency to experience
negative emotion

Neuroticism
Anxious vs Calm
Insecure vs Secure
Relationship with
psychopathology

Stability vs Change
Debate

Debate Topic
Development during middle
adulthood is characterized
by stability rather than
change.

Longitudinal Studies
Costa and McCrae
Barkeley
Helson
George Vaillant

Costa & McCrae

Early research = stability


Recent research = changes

Costa & McCrae


Changed the most = early
adulthood & late adulthood
CEAN predicted health
outcomes
O related to cognitive
functioning

Costa & McCrae


C related to college
students GPA
A related to romantic
relationship satisfaction

Berkeley
Some characteristics were
more stable than others

Berkeley
Most stable = intellectually
oriented, self confident and
openness
Changed the most =
nurturing or hostile, self
control level

Helson
Sample = 132 women
3 groups:

Helson
1. Family Oriented
2. Career Oriented
3. Neither one
.Midlife consciousness

George Vaillant

Wealth & Income happiness in


old age

Generativity enduring and


happy marriage

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