Toward a theory of lifespan personality trait development

W Bleidorn - Annual Review of Developmental Psychology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The lifespan development of personality traits has evolved from a niche topic to a core
subject of psychological science. Looking back at 20 years of research, I review the …

The effects of a personality intervention on satisfaction in 10 domains of life: Evidence for increases and correlated change with personality traits.

G Olaru, MA van Schep**en, M Stieger… - Journal of Personality …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
The desire to change one's personality traits has been shown to be stronger if people are
dissatisfied with associated aspects of their life. While evidence for the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] A motivational framework of personality development in late adulthood

W Bleidorn, CJ Hopwood - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2024 - Elsevier
Meta-analytic evidence shows that most personality traits tend to increase through early
adulthood and middle age but decrease in late adulthood, whereas Emotional Stability …

[PDF][PDF] Deep CANALs: a deep learning approach to refining the canalization theory of psychopathology

A Juliani, A Safron, R Kanai - Neuroscience of Consciousness, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Psychedelic therapy has seen a resurgence of interest in the last decade, with promising
clinical outcomes for the treatment of a variety of psychopathologies. In response to this …

Neuroticism/negative emotionality is associated with increased reactivity to uncertain threat in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, not the amygdala

SE Grogans, J Hur, MG Barstead… - Journal of …, 2024 - jneurosci.org
Neuroticism/negative emotionality (N/NE)—the tendency to experience anxiety, fear, and
other negative emotions—is a fundamental dimension of temperament with profound …

Psychological change before and after religious conversion and deconversion

W Bleidorn, MR Lenhausen, T Schwaba… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Theory and anecdotal evidence suggest that people undergo psychological
changes before and after religious conversion and deconversion. Yet, existing research …

Do social engagement skills exist and matter beyond personality facet traits and vocational interests? A generalization study across six countries

L Roemer, B Rammstedt, CM Lechner - Learning and Individual Differences, 2024 - Elsevier
Social engagement skills as capacities for active interpersonal engagement are thought to
conceptually differ from behavioral and motivational tendencies and to predict learning and …

Personality and Cultural Income Differences Shape the Life Satisfaction Gap Between Aging Immigrants and Natives in Europe

W Bleidorn, MR Lenhausen, D Richter… - Social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study examined the size and possible sources of life satisfaction differences
between immigrants and natives in a sample of over 55,000 adults (aged 50+ years) across …

[PDF][PDF] Defining protective resilience: The 85% threshold for personality development and mental health risk reduction

JG Rossouw - Education & Training, 2024 - osf.io
Background: Effective primary prevention strategies can help mitigate rising global suicide
rates. This study investigates the relationship between resilience, measured by the …

Exploring emotional stability: from conventional approaches to machine learning insights

MR Madroñal, ES Ramírez, LGB Ruiz… - Applied …, 2025 - Springer
In contemporary psychological assessments, diverse traits are often evaluated using
extensive questionnaires. This study focuses on the trait of emotional stability, and …