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How Relationships and Parenthood Affect Personality Traits
37:44 - 48:53 (11:08)
The Big Five personality traits can change depending on life experiences like relationships and parenthood, with higher neuroticism being protective for new parents, and becoming less outgoing being protective for people in relationships. However, the effects of parenthood on conscientiousness are not clear-cut.
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Openness to experience is related to creativity and is an advantage in personalities.
37:44 - 40:47 (03:02)
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Openness to experience is related to creativity and is an advantage in personalities. However, having a mixture of various personalities in a tribe is important because they can complement each other.
ChapterHow Relationships and Parenthood Affect Personality Traits
Episode#523 - Dr Christian Jarrett - The Science Of Personality Change
PodcastModern Wisdom
The trait that people struggle to most to change is emotional instability, also known as neuroticism.
40:47 - 43:50 (03:03)
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The trait that people struggle to most to change is emotional instability, also known as neuroticism. This is because lasting personality change goes beyond minor tweaks to habits, and requires significant effort and commitment.
ChapterHow Relationships and Parenthood Affect Personality Traits
Episode#523 - Dr Christian Jarrett - The Science Of Personality Change
PodcastModern Wisdom
Relationships and parenthood can have an impact on our personality traits, such as reducing extraversion as a protective measure, increasing neuroticism to be more attuned to negative emotions of loved ones, and even influencing our personalities through affective presence.
43:50 - 48:53 (05:02)
Summary
Relationships and parenthood can have an impact on our personality traits, such as reducing extraversion as a protective measure, increasing neuroticism to be more attuned to negative emotions of loved ones, and even influencing our personalities through affective presence.