Sex differences in maturation and aging of human personality on the basis of a recently developed complex hierarchical model of temperament and character.

CONCLUSIONS: While there is stability with the two top factors of personality, there are age-related changes in lower-level modules probably indicating maturation, adaptation or changes in orientation through the adult life span. Gender differences in all levels including the two top superfactors, higher and lower modules reflect and explain differences in multiple aspects of internal experience, interaction and behaviour in the two genders. The results are clinically essential for incorporating age and gender-related differences of experience and behaviour in understanding temperamental implications in affective disorders also impacting their clinical course and management. Key Points Based on the complex hierarchical temperament model four stages of maturation of human psychological function can be postulated. There is a very specific trait core of human mental function, which differs between genders and seems to be responsible for the longitudinal stability of the person's internal experience with the passing of the years. The findings are clinically essential for incorporating age and gender-related differences of experience and behaviour in understanding temperamental implications in affective disorders also impacting their clinical course and management.
PMID: 32838608 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice - August 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract Source Type: research