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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Variation of learning intensity in late adolescence and the effect on personality traits
Beteiligte:
Thiel, Hendrik;
Thomsen, Stephan L.;
Büttner, Bettina
Erschienen:
John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2014
Erschienen in:Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (Statistics in Society)
Sprache:
Englisch
ISSN:
0964-1998;
1467-985X
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<p>Empirical studies have shown plasticity of personality traits until early adulthood. The extent to which schooling is a crucial determinant in this context has not yet been analysed coherently. Although they have left the curriculum largely unchanged, most German states have abolished the final year of higher secondary schooling to enable earlier graduation. We use this exogenous shift in policy in one German federal state to evaluate the effects of an increase in the amount of curriculum per unit of time on different personality traits. The results indicate that the development of personality does not depend on schooling characteristics at that particular age.</p>