Age Differences in Five Personality Domains across the Life Span

Autor/inn/en	Allemand, Mathias; Zimprich, Daniel; Hendriks, A. A. Jolijn
Titel	Age Differences in Five Personality Domains across the Life Span
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 44 (2008) 3, S.758-770 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/0012-1649.44.3.758
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; Age Differences; Foreign Countries; Older Adults; Young Adults; Personality Change; Measurement Techniques; Inferences; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Älterer Erwachsener; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Persönlichkeitstest; Persönlichkeitsveränderung; Messtechnik; Inference; Inferenz; Niederlande
Abstract	The present study addresses the issue of age differences in 5 personality domains across the life span in a cross-sectional study. In contrast to most previous studies, the present study follows a methodologically more rigorous approach to warrant that age-related differences in personality structure and mean level can be meaningfully compared. It uses data on 50 items of the Five-Factor Personality Inventory (FFPI) available from a study in a large and representative Dutch sample (N = 2,494; age range: 16 to 91 years) conducted in 1996 for the purpose of establishing norms for the FFPI. After having established strict measurement invariance, tests were made for factor covariances to be equal across age groups, revealing structural continuity of personality. Additionally, factor variances were shown to be equal across age groups. A number of age differences in the mean level of the five personality domains emerged. Specifically, older adults were, on average, more agreeable and, especially, more conscientious than middle-aged and younger adults. Findings from our study suggest that both continuity and change may mark personality over the course of life. (Contains 4 tables, 1 figure, and 3 footnotes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10