Personality plasticity, healthy aging, and interventions

Daniel K. Mroczek

doi:10.1037/a0036028

Personality plasticity, healthy aging, and interventions

Daniel K. Mroczek^*

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Psychology

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Abstract

This commentary on the special section on conscientiousness and healthy aging focuses on several topics brought up in this collection of articles. One is the promise of personality interventions. Despite skepticism on the part of some, such interventions may ultimately prove successful. This is in part because of similarities between personality dimensions and cognitive dimensions and in part due to evidence showing personality is more dynamic and plastic than once believed. The commentary concludes with a discussion of the role of longitudinal investigations to inform interventions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1470-1474
Number of pages	5
Journal	Developmental psychology
Volume	50
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036028
State	Published - 2014

Keywords

Aging
Lifespan development
Personality
Personality interventions
Plasticity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Demography
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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