Edinburgh Conversations - Can your personality change?

Topic: Can your personality change?

Sigmund Freud suggested personality was largely set in stone by the tender age of 5.

Even some modern psychologists suggest that aspects of overall personality are relatively fixed and stable throughout life.

But is that true?

Research suggests that the common understanding of personality may have flaws.

This is, perhaps, not helped by the number of ‘Personality Tests’ that have poor validity and reliability but remain extremely popular.

Have you ever completed a ‘quick and easy’ test, and what did it tell you? Perhaps what you wanted to hear – the Barnum effect.

More importantly, it has become clear that some aspects of personality may change over time. A result of life experiences, relationships, personal development, hormonal and biological changes and simply ageing.

Some shifts are gradual and may go unnoticed. Others may be more marked.

Studies show that adults often become more agreeable, conscientious, and calm with age, a process sometimes referred to as social maturity. They may also experience a slight decrease in neuroticism.

The current best assessment is generally thought to be the ‘Big 5’ test, which identifies Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism.

Do these dimensions help describe your personality? Has your personality changed over time?

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