Longitudinal Experience-Wide Association Studies (LEWAS): A framework for studying personality change

W. Bleidorn; Christopher J. Hopwood; Mitja D. Back; Jaap Denissen; Marie Hennecke; M. Jokela; Christian Kandler; Richard E. Lucas; Maike Luhmann; Ulrich Orth; B.W. Roberts; J. Wagner; Cornelia Wrzus; J. Zimmerman

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Longitudinal Experience-Wide Association Studies (LEWAS): A framework for studying personality change

W. Bleidorn, Christopher J. Hopwood , Mitja D. Back, Jaap Denissen, Marie Hennecke, M. Jokela, Christian Kandler, Richard E. Lucas, Maike Luhmann, Ulrich Orth, B.W. Roberts, J. Wagner, Cornelia Wrzus, J. Zimmerman

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The importance of personality for predicting life outcomes in the domains of love, work, and health is well established, as is evidence that personality traits, while relatively stable, can change.However, little is known about the sources and processes that drive changes in personality traits, and how such changes might impact important life outcomes. In this paper, we make the case that the research paradigms and methodological approaches commonly used in personality psychology need to be revised to advance our understanding of the sources and processes of personality change. We propose Longitudinal Experience-Wide Association Studies (LEWAS) as a framework for studying personality change that can address the limitations of current methods, and discuss strategies for overcoming some of the challenges associated with LEWAS.

Original language	English
Publisher	PsyArXiv Preprints
Number of pages	58
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/krfw9
Publication status	Published - 2020

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