Who in the world is trying to change their personality traits? Volitional personality change among college students in six continents
Baranski and the International Situations Project (with Gardiner, Lee and Funder), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 121(5), 2021, 1140-1156. Data from 13,278 college students in 55 countries or regions in 42 languages; about 60 per cent reported currently trying to change their personality; the most common aims among those describing goals were emotional stability, conscientiousness, extraversion and agreeableness.
Baranski and the International Situations Project (with Gardiner, Lee and Funder), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 121(5), 2021, 1140-1156. Data from 13,278 college students in 55 countries or regions in 42 languages; about 60 per cent reported currently trying to change their personality; the most common aims among those describing goals were emotional stability, conscientiousness, extraversion and agreeableness.
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Baranski, E., Members of the International Situations Project, Gardiner, G., Lee, D., & Funder, D. C. (2021). Who in the world is trying to change their personality traits? Volitional personality change among college students in six continents. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 121(5), 1140-1156. doi:10.1037/pspp0000389 https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000389