Alternative five model of personality

Big Five personality traits and culture

Personality

Intervention (counseling)

Big Five personality traits

Clinical psychology

Psychiatry

Psychology

Personality Assessment Inventory

Social psychology

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Significance Personality traits have consequences and are malleable throughout the lifespan. However, it is unclear if and how personality traits can be changed in desired directions. A 3-mo digital personality change intervention was deployed, and a large-scale randomized controlled trial ( n = 1,523) was conducted to examine the effects of intended personality change in a nonclinical sample. The intervention group showed greater changes than the control group, and changes aligned with intended goals for change. Observers also perceived personality changes, but reported changes were less pronounced. Moreover, self- and observer-reported changes persisted until 3 mo after the end of the intervention. These findings provide the strongest evidence to date that normal personality traits can be changed through intervention in nonclinical samples.

Changing personality traits with the help of a digital personality change intervention