Effects of Reflective Processes on Social–Emotional Trait Development in Adulthood: Insights From Two Multi‐Method Studies
This research provides the first evidence that comparisons facilitate the change of explicit but not implicit trait self-concepts. We discuss short-term mechanisms of personality development and future directions for examining them experimentally.
Authors
- Cornelia Wrzus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6290-959X)
- Corina Aguilar‐Raab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9956-7047)
- Kira S. A. Borgdorf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1621-0876)
- Gabriela Küchler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5528-4958)
Institutions
- University of Mannheim (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Hologic (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Personality
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.13016
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft