Does the ‘Maturity Principle’ Hold for Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Skills? A Study on Age Differences From 18 to 65
The maturity principle posits that socially desirable personality traits, such as agreeableness, conscientiousness, and emotional stability, tend to increase across adulthood. This study examined whether this principle extends to social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) skills by investigating age differences in a repre...