The Big Five Personality Traits and the Life Course: A 45-Year Longitudinal Study

Soldz, Stephen; Vaillant, George E.

doi:10.1006/jrpe.1999.2243

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“…As explained in the Introduction, stability of personality traits is controversial, thus, calling into question the legitimacy of adopting this premise when analyzing personality traits in relation to school and later-life labor outcomes. However, some authors have argued that personality development tends to stabilize from the age of 30 years onward (Caspi, 1997;Soldz & Vaillant, 1999). Cobb-Clark and Schurer (2012) also found that personality traits at working age were stable over a 4-year period and did not vary significantly under any life events.…”

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“…Although some studies have noted changes in personality traits over an individual's life course with changes in environment or gene expression (Roberts & Jackson, 2008), it is widely accepted that personality traits tend to be stable in adulthood. In a review of the stability of personality traits and their predictive power, Almlund et al (2011) noted that personality development tends to stabilize around the age of 30 years (Caspi, 1997;Soldz & Vaillant, 1999). Cobb-Clark and Schurer (2012) concluded that personality traits in working-age adults are stable over a 4-year period, based on their findings of small changes in average personality during the given periods and little relation between intra-individual personality characteristics and life events (e.g., adverse employment, health, or family events).…”

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Is Being Agreeable a Key to Success or Failure in the Labor Market?

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“…Ample studies have provided evidence for the link between Openness to Experience and creativity (Feist, 1998;Furnham, Zhang, & Chamorro-Premuzic, 2005;King, Walker, & Broyles, 1996;Martindale, 1989;Soldz & Vaillant, 1999). However, there is a dearth of research on the mechanisms by which Openness to Experience relates to creativity.…”

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This study examined the mediation effect of creative self-concept on the relationship between Openness to Experience and creative behaviours among university students. Participants in the study completed self-report measures of Openness to Experience, creative behaviours and creative self-concept. Structural equation modelling revealed that, as predicted, Openness to Experience was indirectly related to creative behaviours through creative self-concept. Implications for future research and limitations of the present findings are discussed.

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“…In view of the stability asserted for personality traits (Costa &C McCrae, 1980;Soldz & Vaillant, 1999) and the previous research, we hypothesized that personality traits measured at entry into the ATCS occupation might differentiate between controllers that leave the occupation on the basis of a disability retirement and those that remain active and employed in the occupation.…”

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The Big Five Personality Traits and the Life Course: A 45-Year Longitudinal Study

Cited by 407 publications

References 59 publications

Is Being Agreeable a Key to Success or Failure in the Labor Market?

Is Being Agreeable a Key to Success or Failure in the Labor Market?

The Creative Self-Concept as a Mediator Between Openness to Experience and Creative Behaviour

Personality Characteristics of Air Traffic Control Specialists as Predictors of Disability Retirement

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