TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Changing for the better? Longitudinal associations between volitional personality change and psychological well-being
JO  - Personality and social psychology bulletin
A1  - Hudson, Nathan W.
A1  - Fraley, R. Chris
SP  - 603
EP  - 615
VL  - 42
IS  - 5
N2  - Recent research has found that a vast majority of people want to change their personality traits--and they may be able to find some degree of success in doing so. However, desires for self-change have been theoretically and empirically linked to reduced well-being. The present study utilized a longitudinal design to better understand the associations between people's desires and attempts to change their personality traits and their psychological well-being. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that possessing change goals did not necessarily predict growing deficits in well-being over time. In contrast, people who were able to change their personality traits in ways that aligned with their desires tended to experience increases in well-being over time. These findings are consistent with theory that dissatisfaction can precipitate change goals, and successful change can ameliorate dissatisfaction.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-1672
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167216637840
ID  - ref1
ER  -