Personality Dynamics and the Impact of Life Events
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53469/jsshl.2024.07(05).11Keywords:
Personality dynamics, Introversion-extraversion, Life events, Psychological resilience, Social behaviorAbstract
Understanding personality dynamics in response to life events is crucial for comprehending individual differences in social behavior. The introversion-extraversion spectrum, developed by Carl Jung, offers a framework to explore how individuals channel their energy. This spectrum, initially perceived as a dichotomy, is now recognized as a continuum, with most individuals exhibiting traits of both introversion and extraversion. Life events encompass significant occurrences or milestones that profoundly impact an individual's life, either positively or negatively. Despite the growing importance of this relationship, there is a lack of experimental research exploring the causal impact of life events on introversion-extraversion traits. This research aims to enhance understanding of how life events influence personality traits, with a particular focus on the interplay between intra-psychic and extra-psychic factors, and discussing how introverts and extroverts manage their behavior in different environments. Utilizing a questionnaire survey method and validated psychometric instruments, data from 203 participants will be analyzed to understand the complex interplay between personality traits and life events. The findings contribute to our understanding of personality dynamics and have implications for interventions aimed at promoting psychological well-being.
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