ObjectivePersonal values and personality traits are both important aspects of personality, but much is still unknown about the fundamental differences between the constructs, including how their patterns of temporal stability compare. This paper investigated patterns of intra‐individual stability in both values and traits.MethodQuantile correlations were estimated between each of the 20 refined personal values and the same values 2 years later in a large longitudinal sample of Australian adults (N = 2875). The same was done for each of the 15 Five‐Factor Model trait facets in a subsample of these participants (n = 2424).ResultsIt was observed that more important values tended to remain more stable over time, while traits retained a similar stability regardless of trait strength, and frequently showed small decreases in stability at extreme levels.ConclusionsFindings indicate that highly prioritized values may be a more central aspect of the self, and a more reliable element for predicting future outcomes, than less highly prioritized values, but in contrast, traits do not function in a way that is dependent on trait strength.

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个人价值观和人格特征的性质存在根本差异，通过其分布中的不同稳定性模式揭示出来


客观个人价值观和人格特质都是人格的重要方面，但关于这两个结构之间的根本差异，包括它们的时间稳定性模式如何比较，仍然有很多未知数。本文研究了价值观和特质的个体内部稳定性模式。方法在澳大利亚成年人的大型纵向样本 （N = 2875） 中，估计 20 个精炼的个人价值观中的每一个与 2 年后相同值之间的分位数相关性。对这些参与者的子样本 （n = 2424） 中的 15 个五因素模型特征分面中的每个分面都进行了相同的操作。结果据观察，更重要的值往往随着时间的推移保持更稳定，而无论性状强度如何，性状都保持类似的稳定性，并且在极端水平上经常表现出稳定性的小幅下降。结论研究结果表明，与优先级较低的价值观相比，高度优先的价值观可能是自我更核心的方面，也是预测未来结果的更可靠元素，但相比之下，特质的运作方式并不依赖于特质强度。