Perplexing Patterns of Co-Development in Families

Me and Drs. Emorie Beck, Angelina Sutin, and Richard Robins

Are parent and child personality change correlated in any way?And might the personality of spouses co-develop? This is my first first-author project; click the button to read more and/or listen to a podcast about this paper.

Where do our personalities come from? Personality psychologists have struggled to identify specific environmental influences (like life events) on personality development. We wanted to look into how changes in the psycho-social environment impact youth personality development. More specifically, we wanted to look at the co-development of personality traits in families. 

Coming soon to a reputable journal near you!

Here's an AI generated podcast about the paper, based on the submitted manuscript: