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Person‐Environment Fit and Its Implications for Personality Development: A Longitudinal Study
Author(s) -
Roberts Brent W.,
Robins Richard W.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of personality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.082
H-Index - 144
eISSN - 1467-6494
pISSN - 0022-3506
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-3506.2004.00257.x
Subject(s) - agreeableness , psychology , personality , neuroticism , personality development , big five personality traits , person–environment fit , developmental psychology , alternative five model of personality , longitudinal study , big five personality traits and culture , social psychology , clinical psychology , extraversion and introversion , statistics , mathematics
Continuity and change in Person‐Environment Fit (PE Fit) and its relation to personality development was studied in a 4‐year longitudinal study of college students ( N =305). PE Fit demonstrated moderate rank‐order stability and small increases in mean‐levels over time. Antecedents to PE Fit included gender (being male), high academic ability, low agreeableness, and low neuroticism. Outcomes associated with PE Fit included greater personality consistency and changes in personality in the direction of higher self‐esteem and lower agreeableness and neuroticism. The implications of the findings for personality development are discussed.