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- Title
The rank-order consistency of personality traits from childhood to old age: a quantitative review of longitudinal studies.
- Authors
Roberts, B W; DelVecchio, W F
- Abstract
The present study used meta-analytic techniques to test whether trait consistency maximizes and stabilizes at a specific period in the life course. From 152 longitudinal studies, 3,217 test-retest correlation coefficients were compiled. Meta-analytic estimates of mean population test-retest correlation coefficients showed that trait consistency increased from .31 in childhood to .54 during the college years, to .64 at age 30, and then reached a plateau around .74 between ages 50 and 70 when time interval was held constant at 6.7 years. Analysis of moderators of consistency showed that the longitudinal time interval had a negative relation to trait consistency and that temperament dimensions were less consistent than adult personality traits.
- Publication
Psychological bulletin, 2000, Vol 126, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
0033-2909
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0033-2909.126.1.3