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Personality trait change in three sub-Saharan countries: normative development and life events

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2026
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Haehner, P., Naudé, L., Hopwood, C. J., Shirima, C. M., Laher, S., Shino, E. N., Asatsa, S., Florence, M., Adonis Tracey-ann, Bleidorn, W., & Thalmayer, A. G. (2026). Personality trait change in three sub-Saharan countries: normative development and life events. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 130, 814–834. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000582

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Over the last 20 years, personality development has become one of the most widely studied topics in personality science. However, evidence on normative and event-related personality development stems almost exclusively from Western countries, providing limited insight into the cross-cultural generalizability of personality trait changes. To address this limitation, we used data from the Africa Long Life Study to examine personality development in young adults from Kenya, Namibia, and South Africa over 1–2 years (N = 2,301). We found t

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  • Haehner, Peter
  • Naudé, Luzelle
  • Hopwood, Christopher J.
  • Shirima, Catherine M.
  • Laher, Sumaya
  • Shino, Elizabeth N.
  • Asatsa, Stephen
  • Florence, Maria
  • Adonis Tracey-ann
  • Thalmayer, Amber Gayle

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130

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4

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814

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834

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2026-04

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2025-11-27

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American Psychological Association

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0022-3514

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Haehner, P., Naudé, L., Hopwood, C. J., Shirima, C. M., Laher, S., Shino, E. N., Asatsa, S., Florence, M., Adonis Tracey-ann, Bleidorn, W., & Thalmayer, A. G. (2026). Personality trait change in three sub-Saharan countries: normative development and life events. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 130, 814–834. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000582

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