truity_psych OP t1_jcgnqb2 wrote
Reply to comment by Adventurous_Fan_4319 in Hi, I’m Molly Owens, CEO & Founder of Truity – the personality assessment company. You can ask me anything about personality types and personality research, including the Enneagram, Myers-Briggs theory or the Big Five system of personality. by truity_psych
Personality is traditionally understood as those aspects of yourself that don't change, but recent research has shown that this isn't strictly true. Although people don't generally undergo a complete personality change (apart from edge cases like major brain injury), people's personalities do shift over the lifetime. There are some predictable shifts, i.e. most people do become more introverted and more conscientious as they age. And then there are individual shifts that may have to do with changing careers and discovering a new side of yourself, or starting a family, or even adapting to a new culture.
diesiraeSadness t1_jcgxh2n wrote
Would you be able to link to that research? I am interested.
truity_psych OP t1_jch084i wrote
These are findings over many multiple studies, so I don't have a single link for you! Here are a couple blog posts we did on the topic: https://www.truity.com/blog/transitions-conditions-and-decisions-how-life-events-impact-personality
https://www.truity.com/blog/being-happy-can-change-your-personality
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