European Journal of Personality

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The diversity advantage: An explanatory framework for personality traits

Pringle, Todd A; Robinson, Michael D

2024 European Journal of Personality

doi:10.1177/08902070241228327

Why do human beings exhibit enduring personality differences, and to what extent are these differences shaped by biological and cultural evolution? Despite ongoing efforts, a consensus framework remains elusive. This paper introduces the Diversity Advantage Theory, partially shifting the focus...

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Open Peer Commentary and Author Response Regarding ‘Life Events and Personality Change: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis’

2024 European Journal of Personality

doi:10.1177/08902070231211207

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The base-rate and longer-term relevance of year-to-year change in personality traits

Roemer, Lena; Lechner, Clemens M.; Rammstedt, Beatrice; Roberts, Brent W.

2024 European Journal of Personality

doi:10.1177/08902070241241105

Personality traits are assumed to change slowly and incrementally. Recent intervention studies apparently challenge this assumption, showing that personality traits can also change quickly and substantially. However, how frequently do such quick changes manifest in the general population? This...

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Does realizing strengths, insight, and behavioral practice through a psychological intervention promote personality change? An intensive longitudinal study

Allemand, Mathias; Olaru, Gabriel; Stieger, Mirjam; Flückiger, Christoph

2024 European Journal of Personality

doi:10.1177/08902070231225803

The mechanisms of change underlying the effectiveness of personality change interventions are largely unclear. In this study, we used data from a three-month digital intervention with an intensive longitudinal design to test whether a greater realization of general change factors is partly...

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Examining the structure of narcissism and its relationship with aggression in Chinese community and offender samples

Liu, Yuping; Hopwood, Christopher J; Du, Tianwei V; Lynam, Donald R; Miller, Joshua D;

2024 European Journal of Personality

doi:10.1177/08902070241229246

Objective: Associations between dimensions of narcissism and aggression have been well-documented in Western samples. We aimed to generalize findings regarding the validity of one-, two- (Grandiose Narcissism, GN, and Vulnerable Narcissism, VN), and three-factor models (Agentic Narcissism, Agent;...

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Reconsidering normative interpretations in personality research

Klimstra, Theo A; McLean, Kate C

2024 European Journal of Personality

doi:10.1177/08902070241238788

A vast body of knowledge on development and correlates of personality dimensions has led to recommendations on policy implications and interventions. However, we argue that there has not been enough attention to the socio-cultural contexts of personality development, resulting in incomplete and...

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If you were happy and you know it, clap your hands! Testing the peak-end rule for retrospective judgments of well-being in everyday life

Scharbert, Julian; Utesch, Katharina; Reiter, Thomas; ter Horst, Julian; van Zalk, Maarten;

2024 European Journal of Personality

doi:10.1177/08902070241235969

The experience sampling method (ESM) and comparable assessment approaches are increasingly becoming popular tools for well-being research. In part, they are so popular because they represent more direct approaches for assessing individuals’ experienced well-being during a specified period,...

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Examining interindividual differences in unemployment-related changes in subjective well-being: The role of psychological well-being and re-employment expectations

Lawes, Mario; Hetschko, Clemens; Schöb, Ronnie; Stephan, Gesine; Eid, Michael

2024 European Journal of Personality

doi:10.1177/08902070241231315

This study examined whether the six trait-like dimensions of psychological well-being (e.g., autonomy and environmental mastery) moderate the effects of unemployment on various facets of subjective well-being (i.e., life satisfaction, satisfaction with life domains, and experienced mood)....

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Educational identity statuses: Stability and change across the secondary school transition

Christiaens, Annabelle HT; Becht, Andrik I; Nelemans, Stefanie A; Branje, Susan

2024 European Journal of Personality

doi:10.1177/08902070231212971

The transition from secondary to tertiary education is important for educational identity development, as adolescents make choices regarding their academic track and vocational profile. The present study used Latent Transition Analysis to examine stability and change in identity statuses around...

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MIsgivings about measurement invariance

Funder, David C; Gardiner, Gwendolyn

2024 European Journal of Personality

doi:10.1177/08902070241228338

This paper critically evaluates the conventional insistence on establishing measurement invariance (MI) in cross-cultural psychology. We argue that complex and seemingly arbitrary benchmarks for assessing MI can be unrealistic and effectively prohibit meaningful research. The widespread use of...

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