Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: How Does Personality Change? Trends in Research on Trait-Level ChangesYuta Chishima (universitY of tsukuba)This paper reviews recent trends in personality trait change research.To understand domestic research trends, it summarizes studies on personality change published in Japan over a three-year period from July 2021 to June 2024.The review highlights findings on the extent of personality change, individual differences, and key influencing sources such as genetic predispositions, life events, social relationships, and inter vention or educational programs.The paper also explores theoretical frameworks from international literature, with a focus on the integrative-source model and the four mechanisms of personality change: preconditions, triggers, reinforcers, and integrators.Moreover, it highlights the emerging concept of volitional personality change, offering an overview of the findings accumulated to date.Future directions include the need to conduct research in line with the latest trends, to explore a broader range of personality traits, to focus on individual differences in personality change, and to examine the significance of such changes.
DOI: 10.5926/arepj.64.66
Author: YUTA CHISHIMA
Institution: University of Tsukuba
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7083418402
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