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First published 2025-10

Volitional Change in Pathological Traits: Can People Change Their Maladaptive Traits?

Sierra M. Rufino, Nathan W. Hudson, Julia L. Briskin

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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First published 2025

Exploring individual differences in volitional personality state and trait change: The role of motivation and engagement during a 12-week intervention

Gabriel Olaru, Mirjam Stieger, Christoph Flückiger [...]

European Journal of Personality

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First published 2020-8

Change Goals Robustly Predict Trait Growth: A Mega-Analysis of a Dozen Intensive Longitudinal Studies Examining Volitional Change

Nathan W. Hudson, R. Chris Fraley, William J. Chopik [...]

Social Psychological and Personality Science

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First published 2026

Becoming More Compassionate (or Conscientious) at the State or Trait Level? Effects of a Short-Term Volitional Intervention Promoting Moral and Non-Moral Personality Change

Rowan Kemmerly, Eranda Jayawickreme

Personality Science

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First published 2024-7

Which positive personality traits do people want to change?

Fabian Gander, Lisa Wagner

European Journal of Personality

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First published 2025

Tell me briefly,who do you want to be? Psychometric properties of long- and short-measures of traits and change goals

Nathan W. Hudson, Jennifer Lodi-Smith

European Journal of Personality

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First published 2020-1

Volitional Change in Adult Attachment: Can People Who Want to Become Less Anxious and Avoidant Move Closer towards Realizing those Goals?

Nathan W. Hudson, William J. Chopik, Daniel A. Briley [...]

European Journal of Personality

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First published 2021-9

You can’t always get what you want: The role of change goal importance,goal feasibility and momentary experiences for volitional personality development

Anna J Lücke, Martin Quintus, Boris Egloff [...]

European Journal of Personality

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First published 2025

Openness/Intellect: A Unique Trait Requires Unique Considerations

Ted Schwaba, Amber Gayle Thalmayer

Personality and Social Psychology Review

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