Individual Differences in the Effects of Life Events on Personality Trait Change

Lara Oeltjen & Christian Kandler

Journal of Personality2026https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.70055article
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This high volatility of life-event effects might serve as an explanation for the inconclusive state of research on this topic, as studies differing in one or more of these factors are unlikely to produce similar results.

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@article{lara2026,
  title        = {{Individual Differences in the Effects of Life Events on Personality Trait Change}},
  author       = {Lara Oeltjen & Christian Kandler},
  journal      = {Journal of Personality},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.70055},
}

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