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Personality in the life course.

A Caspi1

  • 1Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|December 1, 1987
PubMed
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This study proposes a framework for analyzing personality across the lifespan by examining interactions with age-graded roles and social transitions. It emphasizes understanding personality coherence through situational and temporal social contexts.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • History

Background:

  • Personality psychology seeks an interactional framework.
  • Existing frameworks may not fully capture personality dynamics across the lifespan.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline a conceptual framework for analyzing personality in the life course.
  • To propose personality analysis through interactions with age-graded roles and social transitions within changing historical environments.

Main Methods:

  • Identifying age-graded role paths within social structures.
  • Selecting age-relevant situations for role enactment.
  • Identifying culture-pattern-relevant measures across situations.

Main Results:

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  • The framework allows for uncovering personality coherence across time and diverse situations.
  • Illustrated with a longitudinal study of explosive, undercontrolled children.

    • Conclusions:

    • The study outlines parameters of social life (temporal and situational) for personality research.
    • This framework provides a method for understanding personality consistency and change throughout life.