Volitional Personality Change in Adolescence: Understanding If, How, and Why Adolescents Want to Change Their Personality
Social Psychological and Personality Science
Published online on January 28, 2026
Abstract
Social Psychological and Personality Science, Ahead of Print.
Most adults want to change aspects of their personality, but little is known about whether adolescents want to and are capable of such intentional personality changes. In this study, 245 German adolescents (Mage= 15.71, 61.22% girls) participated in a ...
Most adults want to change aspects of their personality, but little is known about whether adolescents want to and are capable of such intentional personality changes. In this study, 245 German adolescents (Mage= 15.71, 61.22% girls) participated in a ...