Mindful of personality trait change: Are treatment effects on personality trait change ephemeral and attributable to changes in states?

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Are treatment effects on personality trait change ephemeral and attributable to change in clinical states? Data of an intervention study were used to examine if change in clinical states (e.g., stress or depression) accounts for change in personality traits and to test whether both changes in traits and clinical states were independently associated with substance use. METHOD: Seventy-nine substance use patients (M$_{age}$ = 25.3, SD = 2.7; 35% female) took part at a 4-week intervention and completed a total of 15 bi-monthl Show more