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  • Psychology
  • Personality Science

Background:

  • Personality states encompass an individual's feelings, thoughts, behaviors, and goals at a specific time.
  • Broad factor models like the Big Five and HEXACO are central to understanding personality structure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent research on personality states, focusing on broad factor models.
  • To identify key themes and advances in the study of personality states.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent empirical studies on personality states.
  • Focus on research employing broad factor models of personality (Big Five, HEXACO).

Main Results:

  • Personality states show both convergence and differences with traits, with state fluctuations potentially influencing long-term trait change.
  • Contingencies exist between situational characteristics and personality states, with individual differences in these relationships.
  • Personality states are associated with applied variables including job performance, sleep quality, and stress.
  • Recent advancements have been made in measuring personality states.

Conclusions:

  • Personality states are dynamic and influence stable personality traits.
  • Situational factors significantly moderate personality states.
  • Accurate measurement of personality states has practical implications for well-being and performance.