Emotional instability epidemic in Japan: A cross-temporal meta-analysis of the Yatabe-Guilford personality inventory, 1957 to 2012

Atsushi Oshio; Miho Ichimura; Ifu Migiwa; Takahiro Mieda

doi:10.4992/JJPSY.90.19003

Emotional instability epidemic in Japan: A cross-temporal meta-analysis of the Yatabe-Guilford personality inventory, 1957 to 2012

Atsushi Oshio^*, Miho Ichimura, Ifu Migiwa, Takahiro Mieda

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School of Culture, Media and Society

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The present study examines changes over time in 12 traits of the Yatabe-Guilford Personality Inventory that has been commonly used in Japan. A cross-temporal meta-analysis was conducted on 245 samples (95 papers) of Japanese people who completed the scale between 1954 to 2012 (total N = 50,327). Most of the traits showed curvilinear changes with survey year. Especially in recent years, Emotional Instability traits tended to increase with time whereas Dominance and Non-reflection traits tended to decrease. Čhanges to Thinking Extraversion and Nervousness correlated strongly with the changes to self-esteem between 1984 and 2009. Implications of the changes in the personality traits with survey year are discussed along with future research directions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	572-580
Number of pages	9
Journal	Shinrigaku Kenkyu
Volume	90
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4992/JJPSY.90.19003
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Personality traits
Čhanges with time
Čross-temporal meta-analysis

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Psychology(all)

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