Cross-sequential analysis of adult personality.

The 16 PF was administered 4 times over an 8-yr period to 331 men and women aged 54–70 yrs at the 1st measurement to examine age/cohort and sex differences in personality. A repeated-measures ANOVA indicated several main effects for sex but few age/cohort, time, or interaction effects. Results suggest that adult personality and sex differences tend to be stable in the middle years. (9 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)