Selected Publications
Bleidorn, W., Hill, P. L., Back, M.D., Denissen J.J.A., Hennecke, M., Hopwood, C.J., ...& Roberts, B. W. (2019). The policy relevance of personality traits. American Psychologist.
Schwaba, T., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Personality trait development across the transition to retirement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 116, 651-665. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000179
Bleidorn, W., Arslan, R., Denissen, J.J.A., Rentfrow, P.E., Gebauer, J. E., Potter, J. & Gosling, S.D. (2016). Age and gender differences in self-esteem – A cross-cultural window. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 111, 396 – 410.
Bleidorn, W. (2015). What accounts for personality maturation in early adulthood? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 24(3), 245-252.
Bleidorn, W., Klimstra, T.A., Denissen, J.J.A., Rentfrow, P.J., Potter, J., & Gosling, S.D. (2013). Personality maturation around the world: A cross-cultural examination of Social Investment Theory. Psychological Science, 24, 2530-2540.
Schwaba, T., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Personality trait development across the transition to retirement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 116, 651-665. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000179
Bleidorn, W., Arslan, R., Denissen, J.J.A., Rentfrow, P.E., Gebauer, J. E., Potter, J. & Gosling, S.D. (2016). Age and gender differences in self-esteem – A cross-cultural window. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 111, 396 – 410.
Bleidorn, W. (2015). What accounts for personality maturation in early adulthood? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 24(3), 245-252.
Bleidorn, W., Klimstra, T.A., Denissen, J.J.A., Rentfrow, P.J., Potter, J., & Gosling, S.D. (2013). Personality maturation around the world: A cross-cultural examination of Social Investment Theory. Psychological Science, 24, 2530-2540.
Chronological List Of Peer-Reviewed Lab Publications
83) De Moor, E. L., Denissen, J. J. A., Emons, W. H. M., Bleidorn, W., Luhmann, M., Orth, U., & Chung, J. M. (in press). Self-esteem and satisfaction with social relationships across time. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 10.31234/osf.io/u7py9
82) Lenhausen, M. R., van Scheppingen, M. A., & Bleidorn, W. (in press). Self-Other Agreement in Personality Development in Romantic Couples. European Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/qxpba
81) Hopwood, C. J. & Bleidorn, W. (in press). Antisocial personality transcends species. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.
80) Schwaba, T., & Bleidorn, W. (in press). Log on and prosper? Little evidence for co-development between psychological adjustment and technology use in older adulthood. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B.
79) Bleidorn, W., Hill, P. L., Back, M.D., Denissen J.J.A., Hennecke, M., Hopwood, C.J., … & Roberts, B. W. (in press). Why stop at two opinions? – A reply to McCrae (2020). American Psychologist.
78) Gebauer, J. E., Eck, J., Entringer, T. Bleidorn, W., Rentfrow, P. J., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (in press). The well-being benefits of person-culture match are contingent on basic personality traits. Psychological Science.
77) Luan, Z. & Bleidorn, W. (advanced online publication). Self -other personality agreement and internalizing problems in adolescence. Journal of Personality. DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12511
76) Hopwood, C. J., Bleidorn, W., Schwaba, T., & Chen, S. (2020). A targeted approach to advocacy for plant-based diets. PLoS ONE 15: e0230609. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230609
75) Götz, F.M., Bleidorn, W., & Rentfrow, P.J. (2020). Age differences in Machiavellianism across the life span: Evidence from a large-scale cross-sectional study. Journal of Personality, 00, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12545.
74) Bleidorn, W., Hopwood, C. J., Back, M. D., Denissen, J. J. A., Hennecke, M., Jokela, M., Kandler, C., Lucas, R. E., Luhmann, M., Orth, U., Roberts, B. W., Wagner, J., Wrzus, C., and Zimmermann, J. (2020). Longitudinal Experience‐Wide Association Studies—A Framework for Studying Personality Change. Eur. J. Pers., https://doi.org/10.1002/per.2247.
73) Bleidorn, W., Schwaba, T., & Hopwood, C.J. (2020). Health adversity and value change. Social Psychological and Personality Science.
72) Borghuis, J., Bleidorn, W., Sijtsma, K., Branje, S., Meeus, W. H. J., & Denissen, J. J. A. (2020). Longitudinal associations between trait neuroticism and negative daily experiences in adolescence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 118(2), 348–363. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000233
71) Aczel, B., Szaszi, B., Sarafoglou, A., Kekecs, Z., Kucharský, Š., ...Bleidorn, W., …& Wagenmakers. (2020). A consensus-based transparency checklist. Nature Human Behavior, 4, 4–6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0772-6
70) Bleidorn, W., Schwaba, T., Denissen, J.J.A., Hopwood, C.J. (2019). Charting self‐esteem during marital dissolution. Journal of Personality, 00, 1– 14. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12525
69) Bleidorn, W., Hill, P. L., Back, M. D., Denissen, J. J. A., Hennecke, M., Hopwood, C. J., Jokela, M., Kandler, C., Lucas, R. E., Luhmann, M., Orth, U., Wagner, J., Wrzus, C., Zimmermann, J., & Roberts, B. (2019). The policy relevance of personality traits. American Psychologist, 74(9), 1056–1067. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000503
68) Hopwood, C. J., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Psychological profiles of people who justify eating meat as natural, necessary, normal, or nice. Food Quality and Preference, 75, 10-14. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/vw3sp
67) Schwaba, T., Robins, R. W., Sanghavi, P. H., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Optimism Development Across Adulthood and Associations With Positive and Negative Life Events. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10(8), 1092–1101. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550619832023
66) Schwaba, T., Robins, R.W., Grijalva, E.J., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Does Openness to Experience matter in love and work? Domain, facet, and developmental evidence from a 24-year longitudinal study. Journal of personality, 87, 1074–1092.
65) Bleidorn, W., Hopwood, C. J., Ackerman, R. A., Witt, E. A., Kandler, C., Riemann, R., Samuel, D. B., & Donnellan, M. B. (2019). The healthy personality from a basic trait perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000231
64) van Scheppingen, M. A., Chopik, W. J., Bleidorn, W., & Denissen, J. J. A. (2019). Longitudinal actor, partner, and similarity effects of personality on well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 117(4), e51–e70. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000211
63) Bleidorn, W., & Hopwood, C. J. (2019). Using Machine Learning to Advance Personality Assessment and Theory. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 23(2), 190–203. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088868318772990
62) Atherton, O. E., Zheng, L. R., Bleidorn, W., & Robins, R. W. (2019). The co-development of effortful control and school behavioral problems. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 117(3), 659–673. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000201
61) Denissen, J. J. A., Luhmann, M., Chung, J. M., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Transactions between life events and personality traits across the adult lifespan. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 116(4), 612-633. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000196
60) Schwaba, T., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Personality trait development across the transition to retirement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 116(4), 651-665. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000179
59) Borghuis, J., Denissen, J. J. A., Sijtsma, K., Branje, S. Meus, W. H. J., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Positive daily experiences are associated with personality trait changes in middle adulthood. European Journal of Personality, 32(6), 672-689.
58) van Scheppingen, M. A., Denissen, J. J. A., & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Stability and change in self-control during the transition to parenthood. European Journal of Personality, 32, 690-704.
57) Denissen, J.J.A., Bleidorn, W., Hennecke, M., Luhmann, M., Orth, U., Specht, J., & Zimmermann, J. (2018). Uncovering the Power of Personality to Shape Income. Psychological Science, 29, 3-13.
56) Buyukcan-Tetik, A., Finkenauer, C., & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Within-person variations in self-control and wellbeing. Personality and Individual Differences, 122, 72-78.
55) Bleidorn, W. & Hopwood, C.J. (2017) The case for multiple perspectives in personality psychology. European Journal of Personality, 31, 533-534.
54) Bleidorn, W., & Schwaba, T. (2018). Retirement is Associated with Change in Self-Esteem. Psychology and Aging, 33, 586-594. Preprint available at https://osf.io/3j8ab
53) Bleidorn, W., Hufer, A., Kandler, C., Hopwood, C. J., & Riemann, R. (2018). A Nuclear Twin Family Study of Self-Esteem. European Journal of Personality, 32(3), 221-232. doi:10.1002/per.2136
52) Bleidorn, W., Hopwood, C. J., & Lucas, R. E. (2018). Life events and personality trait change. Journal of Personality, 86, 83-96. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12286
51) Schwaba, T. (2018). The Structure, Measurement, and Development of Openness to Experience across Adulthood. In D. McAdams, J. Tackett & R. Shiner (eds.) Handbook of Personality Development. Preprint available (email tedschwaba@gmail.com).
50) Luhmann, M. & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Changes in affect, cognition, and behavior after the Paris terror attacks of November 13, 2015. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9, 214-222.
49) Hopwood, C. J., & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Stability and change in personality and personality disorders. Current Opinion in Psychology, 21, 6-10. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.08.034
48) van Scheppingen, M. A., Denissen, J. J. A., Chung, J. M., Tambs, K., & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Self Esteem and Relationship Satisfaction During the Transition to Motherhood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 114, 973-991. Preprint available at https://osf.io/xv4np/
47) Schwaba, T., & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Individual differences in personality change across the adult life span. Journal of Personality, 86(3), 450-464. doi:10.1111/jopy.12327
46) Schwaba, T., Luhmann, M., Denissen, J. J. A., Chung, J. M., & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Openness to Experience and Culture-Openness Transactions Across the Lifespan. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 115, 118-136. Preprint available at https://osf.io/t3yjn/
45) Borghuis, J., Denissen, J. J. A., Oberski, D., Sijtsma, K., Meeus, W. H. J., Branje, S., Koot, H. M., & Bleidorn, W. (2017). Big Five Personality Stability, Change, and Co-Development across Adolescence and Early Adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113, 641-657.
44) Bleidorn, W., Hopwood, C. J., & Wright, A. G. (2017). Using big data to advance personality theory. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 18, 79-82. doi:10.1016/j.cobeha.2017.08.004
43) Spinath, F. M., & Bleidorn, W. (2017). The New Look of Behavioral Genetics in Social Inequality: Gene‐Environment Interplay and Life Chances. Journal of Personality, 85, 5-9.
42) Wilt, J. A., Bleidorn, W., & Revelle, W. (2017). Velocity Explains the Links between Personality States and Affect. Journal of Research in Personality. 69, 86-95.
41) Bleidorn, W., Hopwood, C.J., Wright, A. G.C. (2017). Using big data to advance personality theory. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 18, 82.
40) Gebauer, J., Sedikides, C., Schonbrodt, F. D., Bleidorn, W., Rentfrow, P. J., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2017). Religiosity as social value hypothesis: A multi-method replication and extension across 65 countries and three levels of spatial aggregation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113(3), e18-e39.
39) Mõttus, R., Kandler, C, Bleidorn, W., Riemann, R., & McCrae R.R. (2017). Personality traits below
facets: The consensual validity, longitudinal stability, heritability, and utility of personality
nuances. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 112, 474-490.
38) Hahn, E., Gottschling, J., Bleidorn, W., Kandler, C., Spengler, M., Kornadt, A. E., ... & Lang, V. (2016). What Drives the Development of Social Inequality Over the Life Course? The German Twin Life Study. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 19(6), 659-672.
37) Bleidorn, W., Buyukcan-Tetik, A., Schwaba, T., van Scheppingen, M. A., Denissen, J. J. A., & Finkenauer, C. (2016). Stability and change in self-esteem during the transition to parenthood. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7(6), 560-569.
36) Bleidorn, W., Schönbrodt, F., Gebauer, J. E., Rentfrow, P. J., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2016). To live among like-minded others: Exploring the links between person-city personality fit and self-esteem. Psychological Science, 27(3), 419-427.
35) Wilt, J., Bleidorn, W., & Revelle, W. (2016). Finding a Life Worth Living: Meaning in Life and Graduation from College. European Journal of Personality, 2(30), 158-167.
34) van Scheppingen, M. A., Jackson, J. J., Specht, J., Hutteman, R., Denissen, J. J. A., & Bleidorn, W. (2016). Personality trait development during the transition to parenthood: A test of social investment theory. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7(5), 452-462.
33) Bleidorn, W., Arslan, R. C., Denissen, J. J. A., Rentfrow, P. J., Gebauer, J. E., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2016). Age and gender differences in self-esteem—A cross-cultural window. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 111(3), 396-410.
32) Gebauer, J. E., Sedikides, C., Wagner, J., Bleidorn, W., Rentfrow, P. J., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2015). Cultural norm fulfillment, interpersonal belonging, or getting ahead? A large-scale cross-cultural test of three perspectives on the function of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109(3), 526-548.
31) Bleidorn, W., & Denissen, J. J. (2015). Virtues in action–the new look of character traits. British Journal of Psychology, 106(4), 700-723.
30) Vazire, S., & Bleidorn, W. (2015). Where Is personality most visible?. European Journal of Personality, 29(3), 414-415.
29) Bleidorn, W. (2015). What accounts for personality maturation in early adulthood? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 24(3): 245-252.
28) Jokela, M., Bleidorn, W., Lamb, M.E., Gosling, S.D., Rentfrow, P.J. (2015). Geographically varying associations between personality and life satisfaction in the London metropolitan area. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 112(3): 725-30.
27) Specht, J., Bleidorn, W., Denissen, J.J.A., Hennecke, M., Hutteman, R., Kandler, C., Luhmann, M., Orth, U., Reitz, A., Zimmermann, J. (2014). What drives adult personality development? A comparison of theories and empirical evidence. European Journal of Personality, 28(3): 216-230.
26) Bleidorn, W., Kandler, C., & Caspi, A. (2014). The behavioral genetics of personality development in adulthood - Classic, contemporary, and future trends. European Journal of Personality, 28(3): 244-255.
25) Hennecke, M., Bleidorn, W., Denissen, J.J.A., & Wood, D. (2014). A Three-Part Framework for Self-Regulated Personality Development across Adulthood. European Journal of Personality, 28(3): 289-299.
24) Gebauer, J.E., Bleidorn, W., Gosling, S.D., Rentfrow, P.J., & Potter, J. (2014). Cross-cultural variations in Big Five relationships with religiosity: A sociocultural motives perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 107: 1064-1091.
23) Hutteman, R., Bleidorn, W., Kerestes, G., Brkovic, I., Butkovic, A., & Denissen, J.J.A. (2014). Reciprocal associations between parenting challenges and parents' personality development in young and middle adulthood. European Journal of Personality, 28(2): 168-179.
22) Bleidorn, W., Klimstra, T.A., Denissen, J.J.A., Rentfrow, P.J., Potter, J., Gosling, S.D. (2014). Let the data speak: a response to Terracciano (2014). Psychological Science, 25(4): 1051-3.
21) Bleidorn, W., Klimstra, T.A., Denissen, J.J.A., Rentfrow, P.J., Potter, J., & Gosling, S.D. (2013). Personality maturation around the world: A cross-cultural examination of Social Investment Theory. Psychological Science, 24(12): 2530-2540.
20) Hutteman, R., Bleidorn, W., Penke, L., Denissen, J.J.A. (2013). It takes two: A longitudinal dyadic study on predictors of fertility outcomes. Journal of Personality, 81(5): 487-498.
19) Klimstra, T.A., Bleidorn, W., van Aken, M.A.G., Asendorpf, J.B., & Denissen, J.J.A. (2013). Correlated change of Big Five personality traits across the lifespan: A search for determinants. Journal of Research in Personality, 47(6): 768-777.
18) Bleidorn, W. & Ködding, C. (2013). The divided self and psychological (mal) adjustment - A meta-analytic review. Journal of Research in Personality, 47: 547-552.
17) Kandler, C., Riemann, R., Spinath, F., Bleidorn, W., Thiel, W., & Angleitner, A. (2013). The Bielefeld Longitdinal Study of Adult Twins (BiLSAT). Twin Research and Human Genetics, 16(1): 167-172.
16) Belsky, D., Caspi, A., Arseneault, L., Bleidorn, W., Fonagy, P., Goodman, M., Houts, R., Moffitt, T. (2012). Etiological features of borderline personality related characteristics in a birth cohort of 12 year old children. Development and Psychopathology, 24: 251-265.
15) Bleidorn, W. Hitting the road to adulthood: Short-term personality development during a major life transition (2012). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38(12): 1594-1608.
14) Bleidorn, W., Kandler, C., Riemann, R., Angleitner, A., & Spinath, F. (2012). Genetic and environmental influences on personality profile stability: Unraveling the normativeness problem. Journal of Personality, 80: 1029-1060.
13) Kandler, C., Bleidorn, W., Riemann, R., Angleitner, A., & Spinath, F. (2012). Life events as environmental states and genetic traits and the role of personality: A longitudinal twin study. Behavior Genetics, 42(1): 57-72.
12) Renner, W., Kandler, C., Bleidorn, W., Riemann, R., & Menschik-Bendele, J. (2012). Human values: Genetic and environmental effects on five lexically derived domains and their facets. Personality and Individual Differences, 52(1): 89-93.
11) Riemann, R., Kandler, C., & Bleidorn, W. (2012) Behavioural genetic analyses of parent twin relationship quality. Personality and Individual Differences, 53(4): 398-404.
10) Kandler, C., Bleidorn, W., Riemann, R. (2011). Left or right? Sources of political orientation: The roles of genetic factors, cultural transmission, assortative mating, and personality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102: 633-645.
9) Bleidorn, W., & Peters, A.-L. (2011). A multilevel multitrait-multimethod analysis of self- and peer-reported daily affective experiences. European Journal of Personality, 25: 398-408.
8) Kandler, C., Bleidorn, W., Riemann, R., Spinath, F.M., & Angleitner, A. (2011) The genetic links between the Big Five personality traits and general interest domains. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37: 1633-1643.
7) Leising, D. & Bleidorn, W. (2011). Which are the basic meaning dimensions of observable interpersonal behavior? Personality and Individual Differences, 51: 986-990.
6) Riemann, R., Kandler, C., & Bleidorn, W. (2011). Size matters! Heritability is not dichotomous. European Journal of Personality, 25: 282-283.
5) Bleidorn, W., Kandler, C., Hülsheger, U.R., Riemann, R., Angleitner, A., & Spinath, F.M. (2010). Nature and Nurture of the interplay between personality traits and major life goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99: 366-379.
4) Kandler, C., Bleidorn, W., Riemann, R., Spinath, F.M., Thiel, W., & Angleitner, A. (2010). Sources of cumulative continuity in personality: A longitudinal multiple-rater twin study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98: 995-1008.
3) Bleidorn, W., Kandler, C., Riemann, R., Angleitner, A., & Spinath, F.M. (2009). Patterns and sources of adult personality development: Growth curve analyses of the NEO-PI-R scales in a longitudinal twin study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97: 142-155.
2) Bleidorn, W. (2009). Linking personality states, current social roles and major life goals. European Journal of Personality, 23: 509-530.
1) Bleidorn, W. & Ostendorf, F. (2009). Ein Big Five-Inventar für Kinder und Jugendliche: Die deutsche Version des Hierarchical Personality Inventory for Children (HiPIC). Diagnostica, 55: 160-173.
82) Lenhausen, M. R., van Scheppingen, M. A., & Bleidorn, W. (in press). Self-Other Agreement in Personality Development in Romantic Couples. European Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/qxpba
81) Hopwood, C. J. & Bleidorn, W. (in press). Antisocial personality transcends species. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.
80) Schwaba, T., & Bleidorn, W. (in press). Log on and prosper? Little evidence for co-development between psychological adjustment and technology use in older adulthood. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B.
79) Bleidorn, W., Hill, P. L., Back, M.D., Denissen J.J.A., Hennecke, M., Hopwood, C.J., … & Roberts, B. W. (in press). Why stop at two opinions? – A reply to McCrae (2020). American Psychologist.
78) Gebauer, J. E., Eck, J., Entringer, T. Bleidorn, W., Rentfrow, P. J., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (in press). The well-being benefits of person-culture match are contingent on basic personality traits. Psychological Science.
77) Luan, Z. & Bleidorn, W. (advanced online publication). Self -other personality agreement and internalizing problems in adolescence. Journal of Personality. DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12511
76) Hopwood, C. J., Bleidorn, W., Schwaba, T., & Chen, S. (2020). A targeted approach to advocacy for plant-based diets. PLoS ONE 15: e0230609. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230609
75) Götz, F.M., Bleidorn, W., & Rentfrow, P.J. (2020). Age differences in Machiavellianism across the life span: Evidence from a large-scale cross-sectional study. Journal of Personality, 00, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12545.
74) Bleidorn, W., Hopwood, C. J., Back, M. D., Denissen, J. J. A., Hennecke, M., Jokela, M., Kandler, C., Lucas, R. E., Luhmann, M., Orth, U., Roberts, B. W., Wagner, J., Wrzus, C., and Zimmermann, J. (2020). Longitudinal Experience‐Wide Association Studies—A Framework for Studying Personality Change. Eur. J. Pers., https://doi.org/10.1002/per.2247.
73) Bleidorn, W., Schwaba, T., & Hopwood, C.J. (2020). Health adversity and value change. Social Psychological and Personality Science.
72) Borghuis, J., Bleidorn, W., Sijtsma, K., Branje, S., Meeus, W. H. J., & Denissen, J. J. A. (2020). Longitudinal associations between trait neuroticism and negative daily experiences in adolescence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 118(2), 348–363. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000233
71) Aczel, B., Szaszi, B., Sarafoglou, A., Kekecs, Z., Kucharský, Š., ...Bleidorn, W., …& Wagenmakers. (2020). A consensus-based transparency checklist. Nature Human Behavior, 4, 4–6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0772-6
70) Bleidorn, W., Schwaba, T., Denissen, J.J.A., Hopwood, C.J. (2019). Charting self‐esteem during marital dissolution. Journal of Personality, 00, 1– 14. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12525
69) Bleidorn, W., Hill, P. L., Back, M. D., Denissen, J. J. A., Hennecke, M., Hopwood, C. J., Jokela, M., Kandler, C., Lucas, R. E., Luhmann, M., Orth, U., Wagner, J., Wrzus, C., Zimmermann, J., & Roberts, B. (2019). The policy relevance of personality traits. American Psychologist, 74(9), 1056–1067. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000503
68) Hopwood, C. J., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Psychological profiles of people who justify eating meat as natural, necessary, normal, or nice. Food Quality and Preference, 75, 10-14. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/vw3sp
67) Schwaba, T., Robins, R. W., Sanghavi, P. H., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Optimism Development Across Adulthood and Associations With Positive and Negative Life Events. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10(8), 1092–1101. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550619832023
66) Schwaba, T., Robins, R.W., Grijalva, E.J., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Does Openness to Experience matter in love and work? Domain, facet, and developmental evidence from a 24-year longitudinal study. Journal of personality, 87, 1074–1092.
65) Bleidorn, W., Hopwood, C. J., Ackerman, R. A., Witt, E. A., Kandler, C., Riemann, R., Samuel, D. B., & Donnellan, M. B. (2019). The healthy personality from a basic trait perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000231
64) van Scheppingen, M. A., Chopik, W. J., Bleidorn, W., & Denissen, J. J. A. (2019). Longitudinal actor, partner, and similarity effects of personality on well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 117(4), e51–e70. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000211
63) Bleidorn, W., & Hopwood, C. J. (2019). Using Machine Learning to Advance Personality Assessment and Theory. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 23(2), 190–203. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088868318772990
62) Atherton, O. E., Zheng, L. R., Bleidorn, W., & Robins, R. W. (2019). The co-development of effortful control and school behavioral problems. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 117(3), 659–673. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000201
61) Denissen, J. J. A., Luhmann, M., Chung, J. M., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Transactions between life events and personality traits across the adult lifespan. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 116(4), 612-633. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000196
60) Schwaba, T., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Personality trait development across the transition to retirement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 116(4), 651-665. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000179
59) Borghuis, J., Denissen, J. J. A., Sijtsma, K., Branje, S. Meus, W. H. J., & Bleidorn, W. (2019). Positive daily experiences are associated with personality trait changes in middle adulthood. European Journal of Personality, 32(6), 672-689.
58) van Scheppingen, M. A., Denissen, J. J. A., & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Stability and change in self-control during the transition to parenthood. European Journal of Personality, 32, 690-704.
57) Denissen, J.J.A., Bleidorn, W., Hennecke, M., Luhmann, M., Orth, U., Specht, J., & Zimmermann, J. (2018). Uncovering the Power of Personality to Shape Income. Psychological Science, 29, 3-13.
56) Buyukcan-Tetik, A., Finkenauer, C., & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Within-person variations in self-control and wellbeing. Personality and Individual Differences, 122, 72-78.
55) Bleidorn, W. & Hopwood, C.J. (2017) The case for multiple perspectives in personality psychology. European Journal of Personality, 31, 533-534.
54) Bleidorn, W., & Schwaba, T. (2018). Retirement is Associated with Change in Self-Esteem. Psychology and Aging, 33, 586-594. Preprint available at https://osf.io/3j8ab
53) Bleidorn, W., Hufer, A., Kandler, C., Hopwood, C. J., & Riemann, R. (2018). A Nuclear Twin Family Study of Self-Esteem. European Journal of Personality, 32(3), 221-232. doi:10.1002/per.2136
52) Bleidorn, W., Hopwood, C. J., & Lucas, R. E. (2018). Life events and personality trait change. Journal of Personality, 86, 83-96. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12286
51) Schwaba, T. (2018). The Structure, Measurement, and Development of Openness to Experience across Adulthood. In D. McAdams, J. Tackett & R. Shiner (eds.) Handbook of Personality Development. Preprint available (email tedschwaba@gmail.com).
50) Luhmann, M. & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Changes in affect, cognition, and behavior after the Paris terror attacks of November 13, 2015. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9, 214-222.
49) Hopwood, C. J., & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Stability and change in personality and personality disorders. Current Opinion in Psychology, 21, 6-10. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.08.034
48) van Scheppingen, M. A., Denissen, J. J. A., Chung, J. M., Tambs, K., & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Self Esteem and Relationship Satisfaction During the Transition to Motherhood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 114, 973-991. Preprint available at https://osf.io/xv4np/
47) Schwaba, T., & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Individual differences in personality change across the adult life span. Journal of Personality, 86(3), 450-464. doi:10.1111/jopy.12327
46) Schwaba, T., Luhmann, M., Denissen, J. J. A., Chung, J. M., & Bleidorn, W. (2018). Openness to Experience and Culture-Openness Transactions Across the Lifespan. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 115, 118-136. Preprint available at https://osf.io/t3yjn/
45) Borghuis, J., Denissen, J. J. A., Oberski, D., Sijtsma, K., Meeus, W. H. J., Branje, S., Koot, H. M., & Bleidorn, W. (2017). Big Five Personality Stability, Change, and Co-Development across Adolescence and Early Adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113, 641-657.
44) Bleidorn, W., Hopwood, C. J., & Wright, A. G. (2017). Using big data to advance personality theory. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 18, 79-82. doi:10.1016/j.cobeha.2017.08.004
43) Spinath, F. M., & Bleidorn, W. (2017). The New Look of Behavioral Genetics in Social Inequality: Gene‐Environment Interplay and Life Chances. Journal of Personality, 85, 5-9.
42) Wilt, J. A., Bleidorn, W., & Revelle, W. (2017). Velocity Explains the Links between Personality States and Affect. Journal of Research in Personality. 69, 86-95.
41) Bleidorn, W., Hopwood, C.J., Wright, A. G.C. (2017). Using big data to advance personality theory. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 18, 82.
40) Gebauer, J., Sedikides, C., Schonbrodt, F. D., Bleidorn, W., Rentfrow, P. J., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2017). Religiosity as social value hypothesis: A multi-method replication and extension across 65 countries and three levels of spatial aggregation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113(3), e18-e39.
39) Mõttus, R., Kandler, C, Bleidorn, W., Riemann, R., & McCrae R.R. (2017). Personality traits below
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38) Hahn, E., Gottschling, J., Bleidorn, W., Kandler, C., Spengler, M., Kornadt, A. E., ... & Lang, V. (2016). What Drives the Development of Social Inequality Over the Life Course? The German Twin Life Study. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 19(6), 659-672.
37) Bleidorn, W., Buyukcan-Tetik, A., Schwaba, T., van Scheppingen, M. A., Denissen, J. J. A., & Finkenauer, C. (2016). Stability and change in self-esteem during the transition to parenthood. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7(6), 560-569.
36) Bleidorn, W., Schönbrodt, F., Gebauer, J. E., Rentfrow, P. J., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2016). To live among like-minded others: Exploring the links between person-city personality fit and self-esteem. Psychological Science, 27(3), 419-427.
35) Wilt, J., Bleidorn, W., & Revelle, W. (2016). Finding a Life Worth Living: Meaning in Life and Graduation from College. European Journal of Personality, 2(30), 158-167.
34) van Scheppingen, M. A., Jackson, J. J., Specht, J., Hutteman, R., Denissen, J. J. A., & Bleidorn, W. (2016). Personality trait development during the transition to parenthood: A test of social investment theory. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7(5), 452-462.
33) Bleidorn, W., Arslan, R. C., Denissen, J. J. A., Rentfrow, P. J., Gebauer, J. E., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2016). Age and gender differences in self-esteem—A cross-cultural window. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 111(3), 396-410.
32) Gebauer, J. E., Sedikides, C., Wagner, J., Bleidorn, W., Rentfrow, P. J., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2015). Cultural norm fulfillment, interpersonal belonging, or getting ahead? A large-scale cross-cultural test of three perspectives on the function of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109(3), 526-548.
31) Bleidorn, W., & Denissen, J. J. (2015). Virtues in action–the new look of character traits. British Journal of Psychology, 106(4), 700-723.
30) Vazire, S., & Bleidorn, W. (2015). Where Is personality most visible?. European Journal of Personality, 29(3), 414-415.
29) Bleidorn, W. (2015). What accounts for personality maturation in early adulthood? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 24(3): 245-252.
28) Jokela, M., Bleidorn, W., Lamb, M.E., Gosling, S.D., Rentfrow, P.J. (2015). Geographically varying associations between personality and life satisfaction in the London metropolitan area. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 112(3): 725-30.
27) Specht, J., Bleidorn, W., Denissen, J.J.A., Hennecke, M., Hutteman, R., Kandler, C., Luhmann, M., Orth, U., Reitz, A., Zimmermann, J. (2014). What drives adult personality development? A comparison of theories and empirical evidence. European Journal of Personality, 28(3): 216-230.
26) Bleidorn, W., Kandler, C., & Caspi, A. (2014). The behavioral genetics of personality development in adulthood - Classic, contemporary, and future trends. European Journal of Personality, 28(3): 244-255.
25) Hennecke, M., Bleidorn, W., Denissen, J.J.A., & Wood, D. (2014). A Three-Part Framework for Self-Regulated Personality Development across Adulthood. European Journal of Personality, 28(3): 289-299.
24) Gebauer, J.E., Bleidorn, W., Gosling, S.D., Rentfrow, P.J., & Potter, J. (2014). Cross-cultural variations in Big Five relationships with religiosity: A sociocultural motives perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 107: 1064-1091.
23) Hutteman, R., Bleidorn, W., Kerestes, G., Brkovic, I., Butkovic, A., & Denissen, J.J.A. (2014). Reciprocal associations between parenting challenges and parents' personality development in young and middle adulthood. European Journal of Personality, 28(2): 168-179.
22) Bleidorn, W., Klimstra, T.A., Denissen, J.J.A., Rentfrow, P.J., Potter, J., Gosling, S.D. (2014). Let the data speak: a response to Terracciano (2014). Psychological Science, 25(4): 1051-3.
21) Bleidorn, W., Klimstra, T.A., Denissen, J.J.A., Rentfrow, P.J., Potter, J., & Gosling, S.D. (2013). Personality maturation around the world: A cross-cultural examination of Social Investment Theory. Psychological Science, 24(12): 2530-2540.
20) Hutteman, R., Bleidorn, W., Penke, L., Denissen, J.J.A. (2013). It takes two: A longitudinal dyadic study on predictors of fertility outcomes. Journal of Personality, 81(5): 487-498.
19) Klimstra, T.A., Bleidorn, W., van Aken, M.A.G., Asendorpf, J.B., & Denissen, J.J.A. (2013). Correlated change of Big Five personality traits across the lifespan: A search for determinants. Journal of Research in Personality, 47(6): 768-777.
18) Bleidorn, W. & Ködding, C. (2013). The divided self and psychological (mal) adjustment - A meta-analytic review. Journal of Research in Personality, 47: 547-552.
17) Kandler, C., Riemann, R., Spinath, F., Bleidorn, W., Thiel, W., & Angleitner, A. (2013). The Bielefeld Longitdinal Study of Adult Twins (BiLSAT). Twin Research and Human Genetics, 16(1): 167-172.
16) Belsky, D., Caspi, A., Arseneault, L., Bleidorn, W., Fonagy, P., Goodman, M., Houts, R., Moffitt, T. (2012). Etiological features of borderline personality related characteristics in a birth cohort of 12 year old children. Development and Psychopathology, 24: 251-265.
15) Bleidorn, W. Hitting the road to adulthood: Short-term personality development during a major life transition (2012). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38(12): 1594-1608.
14) Bleidorn, W., Kandler, C., Riemann, R., Angleitner, A., & Spinath, F. (2012). Genetic and environmental influences on personality profile stability: Unraveling the normativeness problem. Journal of Personality, 80: 1029-1060.
13) Kandler, C., Bleidorn, W., Riemann, R., Angleitner, A., & Spinath, F. (2012). Life events as environmental states and genetic traits and the role of personality: A longitudinal twin study. Behavior Genetics, 42(1): 57-72.
12) Renner, W., Kandler, C., Bleidorn, W., Riemann, R., & Menschik-Bendele, J. (2012). Human values: Genetic and environmental effects on five lexically derived domains and their facets. Personality and Individual Differences, 52(1): 89-93.
11) Riemann, R., Kandler, C., & Bleidorn, W. (2012) Behavioural genetic analyses of parent twin relationship quality. Personality and Individual Differences, 53(4): 398-404.
10) Kandler, C., Bleidorn, W., Riemann, R. (2011). Left or right? Sources of political orientation: The roles of genetic factors, cultural transmission, assortative mating, and personality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102: 633-645.
9) Bleidorn, W., & Peters, A.-L. (2011). A multilevel multitrait-multimethod analysis of self- and peer-reported daily affective experiences. European Journal of Personality, 25: 398-408.
8) Kandler, C., Bleidorn, W., Riemann, R., Spinath, F.M., & Angleitner, A. (2011) The genetic links between the Big Five personality traits and general interest domains. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37: 1633-1643.
7) Leising, D. & Bleidorn, W. (2011). Which are the basic meaning dimensions of observable interpersonal behavior? Personality and Individual Differences, 51: 986-990.
6) Riemann, R., Kandler, C., & Bleidorn, W. (2011). Size matters! Heritability is not dichotomous. European Journal of Personality, 25: 282-283.
5) Bleidorn, W., Kandler, C., Hülsheger, U.R., Riemann, R., Angleitner, A., & Spinath, F.M. (2010). Nature and Nurture of the interplay between personality traits and major life goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99: 366-379.
4) Kandler, C., Bleidorn, W., Riemann, R., Spinath, F.M., Thiel, W., & Angleitner, A. (2010). Sources of cumulative continuity in personality: A longitudinal multiple-rater twin study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98: 995-1008.
3) Bleidorn, W., Kandler, C., Riemann, R., Angleitner, A., & Spinath, F.M. (2009). Patterns and sources of adult personality development: Growth curve analyses of the NEO-PI-R scales in a longitudinal twin study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97: 142-155.
2) Bleidorn, W. (2009). Linking personality states, current social roles and major life goals. European Journal of Personality, 23: 509-530.
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