#39 Life events and personality change with Wiebke Bleidorn and

#39 Life events and personality change with Wiebke Bleidorn and Chris Hopwood

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Many lay people and scientists think that life events can change personality traits. But proving or disproving this has been surprisingly challenging. Wiebke Bleidorn and Chris Hopwood are among the leading researchers on this topic, and they were involved in a recent large study that summarized the evidence so far. They will talk to René Mõttus about the latest research on life events and personality trait change, and discuss possible ways forward.

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