Journal article
Age differences on measures of Disinhibition during young adulthood
Personality and individual differences, Vol.48(7), pp.815-820
2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.02.002
Abstract
The trait of Disinhibition (versus Constraint; DvC) figures prominently in numerous personality frameworks and is linked to several psychiatric disorders. Recent findings indicate that this trait changes dramatically during young adulthood. In a cross-sectional analysis, the present study was conducted to explicate the nature of developmental shifts on general and specific components of DvC. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of commonly used DvC measures revealed robust age differences between younger (18–19
years-old) and older (22–25
years-old) participants on three components of DvC: Accomplishment, Self-control, and Agreeableness. However, the Accomplishment dimension demonstrated particularly strong age differences. These results further highlight the important personality development evident during young adulthood and point to both broad and specific changes in DvC during this time period.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Age differences on measures of Disinhibition during young adulthood
- Creators
- Jatin G Vaidya - Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, United StatesRobert D Latzman - Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, United StatesKristian E Markon - Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, United StatesDavid Watson - Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Personality and individual differences, Vol.48(7), pp.815-820
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.paid.2010.02.002
- ISSN
- 0191-8869
- eISSN
- 1873-3549
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2010
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Psychological and Brain Sciences; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9984070559202771
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