Pregledni rad
Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Research of Personality Continuity and Change
Denis BRATKO
Sažetak
The paper presents the main issues in the research of personality
continuity and change. This kind of research is confronted with
several theoretical, methodological, and practical problems.
Theoretical problems include definitions of concepts, both of
personality continuity and change. It is very useful to distinguish
six different types of continuity (Caspi & Bem, 1990): absolute,
differential, ipsative, structural and coherent. Methodological problems
in the research of personality continuity and change are
analyzed. The most important methodological problems are
caused by linear relationships of the main variables of the general
developmental model – age, cohort, and time of measurement.
Although several developmental designs are available,
there is no design which allows certain conclusions about age,
cohort or measurement point effects. Some effects are always
confounded. Finally, statistical alternatives for the measuring of
personality change are presented and analyzed. Measurement of
change is of great theoretical importance, because it is essential
for the research of etiology of personality continuity and change.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
19669
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.10.2002.
Posjeta: 2.153 *