Stephan Yannick, Sutin Angelina R, Terracciano Antonio
University of Montpellier.
J Pers. 2015 Apr;83(2):142-54. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12090. Epub 2014 Mar 5.
Personality theory and research typically focus on chronological age as a key indicator of personality development. This study examines whether the subjective experience of age is an alternative marker of the biomedical and psychosocial factors that contribute to individual differences in personality development. The present study uses data from the Midlife in the United States longitudinal survey (N = 3,617) to examine how subjective age is associated with stability and change in personality and the dynamic associations between subjective age and personality traits over a 10-year period. Regression analyses indicated that a younger subjective age at baseline was associated with increases in Openness, Conscientiousness, and Agreeableness; correlated changes were also found. The rank-order stability of Extraversion and Openness and overall profile consistency were higher among those with a younger subjective age at baseline and were also associated with the rate of subjective aging over time. The present study reveals that beyond chronological age, the age an individual feels is related to changes in characteristic ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving over time.
人格理论与研究通常将实足年龄作为人格发展的关键指标。本研究探讨年龄的主观体验是否是导致人格发展个体差异的生物医学和心理社会因素的替代指标。本研究使用来自美国中年纵向调查的数据（N = 3617），以检验主观年龄如何与人格的稳定性和变化相关联，以及在10年期间主观年龄与人格特质之间的动态关联。回归分析表明，基线时较年轻的主观年龄与开放性、尽责性和宜人性的增加相关；还发现了相关变化。外向性和开放性的等级顺序稳定性以及总体轮廓一致性在基线时主观年龄较小的人群中更高，并且也与随时间的主观衰老速度相关。本研究表明，除了实足年龄之外，个体感觉自己的年龄与随着时间推移思维、情感和行为特征方式的变化有关。
