Personality traits

Susan Branje; Anne Smit

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-96023-6.00108-1

Personality traits

Susan Branje^*
, Anne Smit^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Personality traits reflect how adolescents differ from each other in the way they think, behave, and feel in reaction to various situations. To some extent these differences in personality traits are stable over the life course. However, during adolescence, we can also see maturation toward a more adaptive personality. Moreover, differences in personality traits between adolescents become larger until middle adolescence. They also become more set and stable during adolescence due to an interplay of genetic and environmental factors. These individual differences have profound effects on the psychosocial functioning of adolescents and on relationships with parents and peers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Adolescence, Second Edition
Subtitle of host publication	Volumes 1-3
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	320-329
Edition	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9780323958202
ISBN (Print)	9780323960236
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-96023-6.00108-1
Publication status	Published - 25 Jun 2024

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Keywords

Adolescence
Development
Genes
Life transitions
Mean level change
Personality traits
Psychosocial adjustment
Relationships
Stability

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