The Importance Of Personality Development

Register to read the introduction… However, most are unaware that a positive personality contains different factors that must be considered separately in order to fully grasp the concept, the two factors that help make up a positive personality are; personality adjustments and personality growth. Each playing a distinct role in shaping who we become, as seen in a study conducted at Jacobs Center for the Study of Lifelong Learning, International University Bremen, Germany ”Why do we think that the distinction between personality adjustment and personality growth is important? We propose and present some initial evidence that these two types of positive personality development in adulthood are embedded in different facilitative structures, result from different developmental goals, and demonstrate different incidence rates. The age-related increase in adjustment seems to be a normative trajectory, whereas age-related increase on indicators of growth is a rather rare event – at least under current historical circumstances that have not yet fully adapted to the massive increase in average life expectancy. Therefore, to better understand these two different types of personality development and promote them, it is important to conceptualize and study them individually” (Staudinger & Kunzmann, 2005. Para. 10). “It is possible that individuals who are dis- posed toward social engagement are more likely to experience bene- fits on integration to a larger social network with concomitant benefits for behavioral interaction patterns and adaptive recruitment of resources for a functional life style (Allemand & Hertzog, 2007. p. …show more content…
At our peak of our earning abilities, to which in most cases individuals find themselves within the middle adulthood stage of life possessing a strong focus, and preparing for their golden years. “Middle age is when work is often most satisfying. It has become more interesting, and workers are proud of their professional performance. By having a higher work satisfaction, a positive work motivation, social and professional expertise, and responsibility. Middle age is when work is often most satisfying. It has become more interesting, and workers are proud of their professional performance” (Witt & Mossler, 2010. p.