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Database: PsycARTICLES
[ Journal Article ]
Consistency of the adult personality.
Kelly, E. Lowell
American Psychologist, Vol 10(11), Nov 1955, 659-681. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0040747

Abstract

  1. Data "… concerning consistency of selected personality variables in the adult personality" were studied in a sample originally composed of 300 engaged couples. "Each of these 600 individuals was assessed with an elaborate battery of techniques including anthropometric measures, blood groupings, a battery of psychological tests, and a 36-variable personality rating scale." Retesting occurred after a lapse of 16 to 18 years. "Our findings indicate that significant changes in the human personality may continue to occur during the years of adulthood. Such changes… are potentially of sufficient magnitude to offer a basis of fact for those who hope for continued psychological growth during the adult years." 20 references. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

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