Who in the world Is trying to change their personality traits? Volitional personality change among college students in six continents

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dc.authoridPelin Karakuş Akalın / 0000-0003-1633-5692en_US
dc.authorscopusidPelin Karakuş Akalın / 57221475014en_US
dc.authorwosidPelin Karakuş Akalın / R-9580-2017
dc.contributor.authorBaranski, Erica
dc.contributor.authorGardiner, Gwendolyn
dc.contributor.authorLee, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorFunder, David C.
dc.contributor.authorAkalın, Pelin Karakuş
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-16T12:22:03Z
dc.date.available2022-06-16T12:22:03Z
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.departmentİstinye Üniversitesi, İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractRecent research conducted largely in the United States suggests that most people would like to change one or more of their personality traits. Yet almost no research has investigated the degree to which and in what ways volitional personality change (VPC), or individuals’ active efforts toward personality change, might be common around the world. Through a custom-built website, 13,278 college student participants from 55 countries and one of a larger country (Hong Kong, S.A.R.) using 42 different languages reported whether they were currently trying to change their personality and, if so, what they were trying to change. Around the world, 60.40% of participants reported that they are currently trying to change their personalities, with the highest percentage in Thailand (81.91%) and the lowest in Kenya (21.41%). Among those who provide open-ended responses to the aspect of personality they are trying to change, the most common goals were to increase emotional stability (29.73%), conscientiousness (19.71%), extraversion (15.94%), and agreeableness (13.53%). In line with previous research, students who are trying to change any personality trait tend to have relatively low levels of emotional stability and happiness. Moreover, those with relatively low levels of socially desirable traits reported attempting to increase what they lacked. These principal findings were generalizable around the world © 2021. American Psychological Associationen_US
dc.identifier.citationBaranski, E., Gardiner, G., Lee, D., Funder, D. C., Beramendi, M., Bastian, B., . . . Members of the International Situations Project. (2021). Who in the world is trying to change their personality traits? volitional personality change among college students in six continents. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 121(5), 1140-1156. doi:10.1037/pspp0000389en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/pspp0000389en_US
dc.identifier.endpage1156en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-3514en_US
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85121856809en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1140en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000389
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/2915
dc.identifier.volume121en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.institutionauthorAkalın, Pelin Karakuş
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Associationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Personality and Social Psychologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCollege Studentsen_US
dc.subjectCross-Culturalen_US
dc.subjectVolitional Personality Changeen_US
dc.titleWho in the world Is trying to change their personality traits? Volitional personality change among college students in six continentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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