PERSONALITY IN ADULTHOOD - A 6-YEAR LONGITUDINAL-STUDY OF SELF-REPORTS AND SPOUSE RATINGS ON THE NEO PERSONALITY-INVENTORY
PERSONALITY IN ADULTHOOD - A 6-YEAR LONGITUDINAL-STUDY OF SELF-REPORTS AND SPOUSE RATINGS ON THE NEO PERSONALITY-INVENTORY
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DOI：
10.1037/0022-3514.54.5.853
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发表时间：
1988-05-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
MCCRAE, RR
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作者：
COSTA, PT;MCCRAE, RR
以前的成人人格纵向研究局限于所考察的特征范围，主要使用自我报告，而且经常只包括男性。在这项研究中，自我报告（N= 983）和配偶评级（N= 167）收集了NEO人格量表（Costa & McCrae，1985 b），该量表测量了正常人格的所有五个主要维度。对年龄在21岁至96岁之间的男性和女性的数据进行的横断面和纵向分析显示，活动、积极情绪和对行动的开放性可能归因于成熟，但这些影响都没有在序贯分析中重复。其他20个尺度检查没有一致的模式成熟的影响。与此相反，重测稳定性是相当高的所有五个维度的自我报告和三个维度测量在两个时间的配偶评级。男性和女性以及年轻和老年受试者的稳定性水平相当。数据支持30岁以后人格稳定的观点。
Previous longitudinal studies of personality in adulthood have been limited in the range of traits examined, have chiefly made use of self-reports, and have frequently included only men. In this study, self-reports (N= 983) and spouse ratings (N= 167) were gathered on the NEO Personality Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1985b), which measures all five of the major dimensions of normal personality. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses on data from men and women aged 21 to 96 years showed evidence of small declines in Activity, Positive Emotions, and openness to Actions that might be attributed to maturation, but none of these effects was replicated in sequential analyses. The 20 other scales examined showed no consistent pattern of maturational effects. In contrast, retest stability was quite high for all five dimensions in self-reports and for the three dimensions measured at both times in spouse ratings. Comparable levels of stability were seen for men and women and for younger and older subjects. The data support the position that personality is stable after age 30.