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Personality in Adulthood Second Edition: A Five-Factor Theory Perspective

"Personality in Adulthood: A Five-Factor Theory Perspective, specifically the second edition, serves as a seminal academic text that codifies the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality traits—Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism—within the context of adult development. It provides the definitive longitudinal evidence for the stability and change of human personality across the lifespan. The study of personality psychology in adulthood experienced a paradigm shift following the rigorous validation of the Five-Factor Model. While early psychological theories often suggested that personality was highly fluid o..."

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