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Age Differences in the Variance of Personality Characteristics
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SYSNO ASEP 0456715 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Age Differences in the Variance of Personality Characteristics Author(s) Mottus, R. (EE)
Allik, J. (EE)
Hřebíčková, Martina (PSU-E) RID, SAI, ORCID
Kööts-Ausmees, L. (EE)
Realo, A. (EE)Number of authors 5 Source Title European Journal of Personality. - : Sage - ISSN 0890-2070
Roč. 30, č. 1 (2016), s. 4-11Number of pages 8 s. Language eng - English Country BE - Belgium Keywords variance ; individual differences ; personality ; five-factor model Subject RIV AN - Psychology R&D Projects GA13-25656S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Method of publishing Limited access Institutional support PSU-E - RVO:68081740 UT WOS 000369861500001 EID SCOPUS 84956906078 DOI 10.1002/per.2036 Annotation In contrast to mean-level comparisons, age group differences in personality trait variance have received only passing research interest. This may seem surprising because individual differences in personality characteristics are exactly what most of personality psychology is about. Because different proposed mechanisms of personality development may entail either increases or decreases in variance over time, the current study is exploratory in nature. Age differences in variance were tested by comparing the standard deviations of the five-factor model domain and facet scales across two age groups (20 to 30 years old versus 50 to 60 years old). Samples from three cultures (Estonia, the Czech Republic and Russia) were employed, and two methods (self-reports and informant-reports) were used. The results showed modest convergence across samples and methods. Age group differences were significant for 11 of 150 facet-level comparisons but never consistently for the same facets. No significant age group differences were observed for the five-factor model domain variance. Therefore, there is little evidence for individual differences in personality characteristics being systematically smaller or larger in older as opposed to younger people. We discuss the implications of these findings for understanding personality development. Workplace Institute of Psychology Contact Štěpánka Halamová, Halamova@praha.psu.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 222 096 Year of Publishing 2016 Electronic address https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/per.2036
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