title: [Constancy or change in personality in the elderly? Findings and discussion of a controversy].
abstract: Research on personality development in the second half of life is reviewed, making a distinction between studies following a trait-oriented and studies using a process-oriented approach. A methodological and theoretical discussion of results not only explains differences in results, it also allows to conclude that the two approaches describe and explain complementary facets of the field. A synthesis between approaches is proposed in order to understand part of the controversy on constancy and change of personality development.
authors.affiliation: Psychologisches Institut I, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Olbrich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D003405:Creativity; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004328:Drive; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007439:Introversion, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D012931:Social Environment
vernacular_title: Konstanz oder Veränderung der Persönlichkeit im Alter? Befunde und Diskussion einer Kontroverse.