Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10440531 | Personality and Individual Differences | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We assessed gender differences in the change of the Big 5 from adolescence through young adulthood. ⺠Conscientiousness and Openness increased linearly from age 16 to age 20 in both males and females. ⺠Energy/extraversion remained stable over the 4-year period. ⺠Emotional stability increased in males and remained stable in females. ⺠Agreeableness increased linearly in males, while showed a quadratic trend in females.
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Authors
Michele Vecchione, Guido Alessandri, Claudio Barbaranelli, Gianvittorio Caprara,