Utrecht University, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
J Pers. 2010 Aug 1;78(4):1163-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00646.x. Epub 2010 Jun 2.
In the present study, longitudinal associations of 3 aspects of personality profile stability (i.e., overall stability, distinctive stability, and within-time normativeness) with 3 adjustment measures (i.e., depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and delinquency) were examined, using 4 waves of longitudinal data on a Belgian college sample (N=565). Longitudinal path models revealed strong longitudinal associations between adjustment and overall stability. Subsequent analyses showed that it is not the degree to which one's personality profile consistently diverges from the average personality profile within a population (i.e., distinctive stability) that is related to adjustment but the degree to which a personality profile of an individual matches the average personality profile within the sample at a certain point in time (i.e., within-time normativeness). The current study thereby underscores the importance of distinguishing normativeness and distinctiveness when examining personality profile stability.
在本研究中，使用比利时大学生样本的 4 个纵向数据点（n=565），考察了人格特征稳定性的 3 个方面（即整体稳定性、独特稳定性和时间内规范性）与 3 个适应措施（即抑郁症状、自尊和犯罪行为）之间的纵向关联。纵向路径模型显示，适应与整体稳定性之间存在很强的纵向关联。随后的分析表明，与适应相关的不是一个人的人格特征与人群中平均人格特征的一致性程度（即独特稳定性），而是一个人的人格特征在特定时间点与样本中平均人格特征的匹配程度（即时间内规范性）。因此，本研究强调了在考察人格特征稳定性时区分规范性和独特性的重要性。
