Personality Development from Age 2 to 33: Stability and Change in Ego Resiliency and Ego Control and Associations with Adult Adaptation

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Title: Personality Development from Age 2 to 33: Stability and Change in Ego Resiliency and Ego Control and Associations with Adult Adaptation
Language: English
Authors: Syed, Moin (ORCID 0000-0003-4759-3555), Eriksson, Py Liv, Frisén, Ann, Hwang, C. Philip, Lamb, Michael E.
Source: Developmental Psychology. Apr 2020 56(4):815-832.
Availability: American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Child Development, Adolescent Development, Individual Development, Personality Traits, Self Concept, Resilience (Psychology), Self Control, Identification (Psychology), Well Being, Developmental Stages, Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Individual Characteristics
Geographic Terms: Sweden
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: California Child Q Set, Brief Symptom Inventory
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000895
ISSN: 0012-1649
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the developmental course and implications of the personality metatraits ego resiliency and ego control across the first 3 decades of life. The sample consisted of 139 participants who were assessed 9 times between ages 2 and 33. Participants completed measures of ego resiliency, ego control, Big Five personality traits, identity development, and positive and negative well-being. The findings indicated strong stability of ego resiliency, in terms of both rank-order and mean-level change. Ego control also demonstrated stability over the full time span, but there was greater change in childhood relative to adolescence and adulthood. Ego resiliency and control were associated with adult well-being, but these associations were generally accounted for by the Big Five traits. Finally, there were small relations between ego resiliency and control in childhood and later adult identity development processes.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: EJ1246368
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The purpose of this study was to examine the developmental course and implications of the personality metatraits ego resiliency and ego control across the first 3 decades of life. The sample consisted of 139 participants who were assessed 9 times between ages 2 and 33. Participants completed measures of ego resiliency, ego control, Big Five personality traits, identity development, and positive and negative well-being. The findings indicated strong stability of ego resiliency, in terms of both rank-order and mean-level change. Ego control also demonstrated stability over the full time span, but there was greater change in childhood relative to adolescence and adulthood. Ego resiliency and control were associated with adult well-being, but these associations were generally accounted for by the Big Five traits. Finally, there were small relations between ego resiliency and control in childhood and later adult identity development processes.
ISSN:0012-1649
DOI:10.1037/dev0000895