TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating Five Factor Theory and social investment perspectives on personality trait development
AU - Roberts, Brent W.
AU - Wood, Dustin
AU - Smith, Jennifer L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Aging (R03 AG19414 and R01 AG21178).
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - In this paper, we evaluate the Five Factor Theory (FFT; McCrae & Costa, 1999) and Social Investment (Helson, Kwan, John, & Jones, 2002; Roberts & Wood, in press) explanations of normative personality trait development in adulthood. FFT theory proposes that personality trait development is largely a genetic phenomenon, whereas the Social Investment theory proposes that it is largely the result of experiences in universal social roles in young adulthood. A review of cross-cultural, longitudinal, and behavior genetics studies reveals little support for the FFT position and provisional support for the Social Investment theory.
AB - In this paper, we evaluate the Five Factor Theory (FFT; McCrae & Costa, 1999) and Social Investment (Helson, Kwan, John, & Jones, 2002; Roberts & Wood, in press) explanations of normative personality trait development in adulthood. FFT theory proposes that personality trait development is largely a genetic phenomenon, whereas the Social Investment theory proposes that it is largely the result of experiences in universal social roles in young adulthood. A review of cross-cultural, longitudinal, and behavior genetics studies reveals little support for the FFT position and provisional support for the Social Investment theory.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jrp.2004.08.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jrp.2004.08.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:11344289786
SN - 0092-6566
VL - 39
SP - 166
EP - 184
JO - Journal of Research in Personality
JF - Journal of Research in Personality
IS - 1 SPEC. ISS.
ER -