Personality plasticity, healthy aging, and interventions.

Mroczek, Daniel K.

doi:10.1037/a0036028

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“…Even if a trait level remains stable, it is possible that the association between that trait and a health variable (and by extension, to healthy aging) varies over different phases in the life course. This interesting possibility was proposed by Shanahan et al (2014), who argued that that the manner in which a given trait influences a health outcome can operate differentially across the lifespan (see also Mroczek, 2014). That is, the mechanisms by which a trait influences health may differ across the lifespan and/or the importance of a trait for health may differ across the lifespan.…”

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A Lifespan Perspective on the Interconnections Between Personality, Health, and Optimal Aging

Mroczek¹,

Weston

Willroth³

2020

International Perspectives on Aging

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The seeds of Healthy Aging are sown much earlier in life, through the health choices we make in younger adulthood and midlife. Cumulative effects of good health behaviors throughout one's life often pay off in older adulthood, in the form of healthy aging (optimal physical, cognitive, and psychological functioning), whereas poorer choices earlier in life can lead to suboptimal or even pathological aging. Personality characteristics are important predictors of health behaviors and thus influence the course of healthy aging. Personality also impacts other precursors to healthy aging, such as educational attainment, work and career choices, financial success, relationship and family outcomes, and attitudes toward engagement and involvement in later life. Through multiple pathways, not only health and health behavior, personality predicts positive aging-related outcomes.

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Section: Differential Lifespan Effects Of the Same Traitmentioning

confidence: 98%

A Lifespan Perspective on the Interconnections Between Personality, Health, and Optimal Aging

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Weston

Willroth³

2020

International Perspectives on Aging

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“…Only by looking at detailed information collected over many years can true relationships be fully revealed. "Long term longitudinal studies are like mature trees … like a century-old oak, such studies are rare resources and can add to our knowledge base in ways newer longitudinal studies cannot" (Mroczek, 2014(Mroczek, , p. 1472. Fortunately, studies such as the Terman Life Cycle Study and the Harvard Grant Study are converging on similar conclusions .…”

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The Oxford Handbook of the Five Factor Model

Widiger¹

2015

Oxford Handbooks Online

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The Five-Factor Model (FFM) is arguably the predominant model of general personality structure. There is a considerable body of research supporting its construct validity and practical application. There have been a few books specifically concerning the FFM, but to date there has not yet been a text that brings together in one location all that is known about the FFM. The book begins with an overview chapter on the FFM, followed by in-depth discussions regarding the nature, etiology, importance, and mechanisms of each of the FFM domains. The vast body of research concerning the construct-validity support for the FFM is then provided, including its robustness, factor analytic support, childhood antecedents, cross-language presence, cross-species presence, behavior and molecular genetics, and brain structure and function. The text then provides considerable discussion of the importance and application of the FFM across diverse social concerns, including personality assessment, business and industry, health psychology, marital-family therapy, adult psychopathology, child psychopathology, and clinical utility. There is no comparable text with this much information concerning the validity and utility of the FFM. The text concludes with a final overview chapter.

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“…There have been recent discussions about intervention efforts to intentionally change specified personality traits in desired directions (Chapman et al, 2014;Hudson & Fraley, 2017;Magidson et al, 2014;Martin, Oades, & Caputi, 2012;Mroczek, 2014). However, empirical evidence about the efficacy of such interventions is lacking so far, except for some notable examples.…”

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Changing personality traits: Some considerations from psychotherapy process-outcome research for intervention efforts on intentional personality change.

Allemand

Flückiger

2017

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

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There is a recent debate in the field of personality development whether and how personality traits can be modified or changed over short periods of time. Whereas traditional positions highlight the relative stability of personality traits in adulthood, recent research investigates intentional personality trait change, that is, desires and attempts to change personality traits. The main goal of the present article is to connect recent activities and intervention efforts in personality psychology with psychotherapy process-outcome research. More specifically, we argue that 4 empirically derived common change factors in psychotherapy research might provide some useful heuristic principles for personality change interventions in normal population that do not particularly suffer from personality disorders. We discuss the implications of the use of these principles to change personality traits and suggest some ideas for future research and practice. There is a recent debate in the field of personality development whether and how personality traits can be modified or changed over short periods of time. Whereas traditional positions highlight the relative stability of personality traits in adulthood, recent research investigates intentional personality trait change, that is, desires and attempts to change personality traits. The main goal of the present paper is to connect recent activities and intervention efforts in personality psychology with psychotherapy process-outcome research. More specifically, we argue that four empirically derived common change factors in psychotherapy research might provide some useful heuristic principles for personality change interventions in normal population that do not particularly suffer from personality disorders. We discuss the implications of the use of these principles to change personality traits and suggest some ideas for future research and practice.

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Personality plasticity, healthy aging, and interventions.

Cited by 76 publications

References 30 publications

A Lifespan Perspective on the Interconnections Between Personality, Health, and Optimal Aging

A Lifespan Perspective on the Interconnections Between Personality, Health, and Optimal Aging

The Oxford Handbook of the Five Factor Model

Changing personality traits: Some considerations from psychotherapy process-outcome research for intervention efforts on intentional personality change.

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