Released in 2023 “Life events and personality change: a systematic review and meta-analysis” (Life events and personality change: a systematic review and meta-analysis) stunning results revealed.
The research shows that people experience things throughout their lives important events It is meant to detect the change it brings about in their personality.
First, let’s look at the methodology of the research.
This study, which is a meta-analysis, consists of a total of 44 different previously established studies. 121,187 people It is performed on a sample.
The studies included in the study are based on the events that people experience in their lives. personality changes its effects on It is argued that there are longitudinal and quantitative studies that
In this direction, Big Five personality traits Variables such as emotional stability, extraversion, openness, friendliness, responsibility, but also life satisfaction and self-esteem, which are discussed in the context of the Big Five Personality Traits, are examined in the context of the research.
The major life events examined include starting a new relationship, marriage, the birth of a child, separation, divorce, job loss, and retirement. important milestones is being investigated.
We can begin to examine the findings. It seems that starting a new relationship leads to an increase in life satisfaction for individuals.
When starting a new relationship, people on life satisfaction There appears to be a small but significant effect.
Marriage is a matter of people’s openness. reduce It seems to be the cause.
In other words, after marriage, individuals less adventurous and innovative They seem to have a tendency.
In terms of childbirth, there is a decrease in extroversion in people who have children. New parents therefore have an aversion to social interactions. less prepared This is observed to be the case.
After a divorce, people in a sense of responsibility increase and there appear to be short-term declines in life satisfaction.
It seems that graduation causes an increase in people’s emotional stability and sense of responsibility.
Individuals tend to take on new responsibilities and lead a more planned life after graduation an increase in life satisfaction It is stated that.
When it comes to starting a first job, it turns out that this phenomenon causes an increase in individuals’ level of responsibility, emotional stability and extroversion.
Being unemployed has a negative impact on people’s life satisfaction. emotional stability and causes a significant decrease in their sense of responsibility.
Retirement affects personality traits. has no significant impact is being observed.
In summary, these findings indicate that the major events in people’s lives have a significant impact on their personality traits. clear changes It scientifically proves that it can cause
Of course, as with any scientific study, this study also applies There may be some restrictions Let us conclude our content by stating that it would be more appropriate to generalize within the scope of our own sample.
Source: SageJournals
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