Volitional personality trait change: Can people choose to change their personality traits? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109(3), 490-507. doi:10.1037/pspp0000021 https://doi.org/10.103
Hudson and Fraley, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 109(3), 2015, 490-507. Two 16-week longitudinal randomised experiments; people who set goals to increase a Big Five trait generally showed real increases in that trait in self-reports and daily trait-relevant behaviour. An intervention training implementation intentions helped participants achieve desired changes; a second, more general intervention did not.
Hudson and Fraley, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 109(3), 2015, 490-507. Two 16-week longitudinal randomised experiments; people who set goals to increase a Big Five trait generally showed real increases in that trait in self-reports and daily trait-relevant behaviour. An intervention training implementation intentions helped participants achieve desired changes; a second, more general intervention did not.
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Hudson, N. W., & Fraley, R. C. (2015). Volitional personality trait change: Can people choose to change their personality traits? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109(3), 490-507. doi:10.1037/pspp0000021 https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000021