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Social expectations and abilities to meet them as possible mechanisms of youth personality development

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Social expectations and abilities to meet them as possible mechanisms of youth personality development. / Hang, Yuzhan; Soto, Christopher; Lee, Billy et al.
In: Journal of personality, Vol. 91, No. 3, 30.06.2023, p. 601-612.

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Hang, Y, Soto, C, Lee, B, Speyer, LG, Murray, AL & Mõttus, R 2023, 'Social expectations and abilities to meet them as possible mechanisms of youth personality development', Journal of personality, vol. 91, no. 3, pp. 601-612. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12760

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Hang, Y., Soto, C., Lee, B., Speyer, L. G., Murray, A. L., & Mõttus, R. (2023). Social expectations and abilities to meet them as possible mechanisms of youth personality development. Journal of personality, 91(3), 601-612. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12760

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Hang Y, Soto C, Lee B, Speyer LG, Murray AL, Mõttus R. Social expectations and abilities to meet them as possible mechanisms of youth personality development. Journal of personality. 2023 Jun 30;91(3):601-612. Epub 2022 Aug 7. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12760

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Hang, Yuzhan ; Soto, Christopher ; Lee, Billy et al. / Social expectations and abilities to meet them as possible mechanisms of youth personality development. In: Journal of personality. 2023 ; Vol. 91, No. 3. pp. 601-612.

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title = "Social expectations and abilities to meet them as possible mechanisms of youth personality development",
abstract = "OBJECTIVE: Personality traits change from childhood through late-adolescence, however the effects of social expectations and self-regulatory efforts remain unknown. This study aims to explore mechanisms underlying personality development by assessing mean levels personality traits from childhood to late-adolescence.METHOD: We used Common-Language California Child Q-Set to measure youths' (N = 11,000) mean personality trait levels; social expectations for these traits as perceived by parents (N = 47), teachers (N = 42) and students (N = 120); and self-regulatory efforts required for achieving the desired levels in these traits as perceived by parents (N = 27), teachers (N = 26), and students (N = 54).RESULTS: Expectations for youths' traits were consistent, regardless of raters' or youths' age. In our unique between-trait study design, traits' mean levels were positively associated with expectations for them, but age differences minimally tracked these expectations. Traits' required self-regulatory efforts were not associated with their developmental trends.CONCLUSIONS: Results were only partially consistent with existing developmental theories of personality development.",
keywords = "Child, Humans, Adolescent, Motivation, Personality, Personality Development, Personality Disorders, Parents",
author = "Yuzhan Hang and Christopher Soto and Billy Lee and Speyer, {Lydia Gabriela} and Murray, {Aja Louise} and Ren{\'e} M{\~o}ttus",
year = "2023",
month = jun,
day = "30",
doi = "10.1111/jopy.12760",
language = "English",
volume = "91",
pages = "601--612",
journal = "Journal of personality",
issn = "0022-3506",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Social expectations and abilities to meet them as possible mechanisms of youth personality development

AU - Hang, Yuzhan

AU - Soto, Christopher

AU - Lee, Billy

AU - Speyer, Lydia Gabriela

AU - Murray, Aja Louise

AU - Mõttus, René

PY - 2023/6/30

Y1 - 2023/6/30

N2 - OBJECTIVE: Personality traits change from childhood through late-adolescence, however the effects of social expectations and self-regulatory efforts remain unknown. This study aims to explore mechanisms underlying personality development by assessing mean levels personality traits from childhood to late-adolescence.METHOD: We used Common-Language California Child Q-Set to measure youths' (N = 11,000) mean personality trait levels; social expectations for these traits as perceived by parents (N = 47), teachers (N = 42) and students (N = 120); and self-regulatory efforts required for achieving the desired levels in these traits as perceived by parents (N = 27), teachers (N = 26), and students (N = 54).RESULTS: Expectations for youths' traits were consistent, regardless of raters' or youths' age. In our unique between-trait study design, traits' mean levels were positively associated with expectations for them, but age differences minimally tracked these expectations. Traits' required self-regulatory efforts were not associated with their developmental trends.CONCLUSIONS: Results were only partially consistent with existing developmental theories of personality development.

AB - OBJECTIVE: Personality traits change from childhood through late-adolescence, however the effects of social expectations and self-regulatory efforts remain unknown. This study aims to explore mechanisms underlying personality development by assessing mean levels personality traits from childhood to late-adolescence.METHOD: We used Common-Language California Child Q-Set to measure youths' (N = 11,000) mean personality trait levels; social expectations for these traits as perceived by parents (N = 47), teachers (N = 42) and students (N = 120); and self-regulatory efforts required for achieving the desired levels in these traits as perceived by parents (N = 27), teachers (N = 26), and students (N = 54).RESULTS: Expectations for youths' traits were consistent, regardless of raters' or youths' age. In our unique between-trait study design, traits' mean levels were positively associated with expectations for them, but age differences minimally tracked these expectations. Traits' required self-regulatory efforts were not associated with their developmental trends.CONCLUSIONS: Results were only partially consistent with existing developmental theories of personality development.

KW - Child

KW - Humans

KW - Adolescent

KW - Motivation

KW - Personality

KW - Personality Development

KW - Personality Disorders

KW - Parents

U2 - 10.1111/jopy.12760

DO - 10.1111/jopy.12760

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 35900800

VL - 91

SP - 601

EP - 612

JO - Journal of personality

JF - Journal of personality

SN - 0022-3506

IS - 3

ER -