Neuroticism declines with age

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Longitudinal and cross-sectional developmental studies consistently show that neuroticism tends to decrease as people age from adolescence through adulthood.

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The retrieved literature contains specific longitudinal and cross-sectional studies examining personality development across the lifespan. Papers such as [3] and [7] directly report mean-level decreases in neuroticism from adolescence into adulthood and across older age groups, supporting the claim.

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The development of personality-From metatraits to facets-Across adolescence and into adulthood in a sample of Mexican-origin youth.

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Ringwald WR, Kaurin A, Lawson KM, Wright AGC, Robins RW. The development of personality-From metatraits to facets-Across adolescence and into adulthood in a sample of Mexican-origin youth.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000487

Longitudinal findings from adolescence to adulthood demonstrate mean-level declines in neuroticism over time.

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Clustering Analysis of Emotional Expression, Personality Traits, and Psychological Symptoms.

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Meng L, Li M, Sun X. Clustering Analysis of Emotional Expression, Personality Traits, and Psychological Symptoms.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci16040353

Age-related comparisons reveal that neuroticism scores decline progressively from younger adulthood to older adulthood.

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