Divorce and personality development across middle adulthood

被引：21

作者：

Allemand, Mathias ^{[1
]}

Hill, Patrick L. ^{[2
]}

Lehmann, Regula ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Zurich, CH-8050 Zurich, Switzerland

[2] Carleton Univ, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada

[3] Psychiat Univ Hosp Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

来源：

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS | 2015年 / 22卷 / 01期

基金：

瑞士国家科学基金会;

关键词：

LIFE-COURSE; TRAITS; STABILITY; NEUROTICISM; BEHAVIORS; SUBSTANCE; SELECTION; HAPPINESS; MARRIAGE; GENDER;

D O I：

10.1111/pere.12067

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

This study tested whether divorce helps explain individual differences in personality development in the years that follow a divorce. The sample consisted of 526 middle-aged adults aged 42-46years at the beginning. Personality traits were measured using the NEO-Five-Factor Inventory at three measurement occasions over 12years. First, personality development was characterized by individual differences in change. Second, those individuals who experienced a divorce showed a decrease in extraversion and positive affect over time although nondivorced individuals did not change on these traits. Third, divorce was associated with a decrease in dependability. Fourth, divorce was associated with a decrease in orderliness for individuals who were remarried. The results of this study indicated that divorce had little influence on personality development.

引用

页码：122 / 137

页数：16

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