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Surname1 Professor’s Name Course Date Personality Development The study of whether personality is inherited or socially constructed has made great progress over the last decades. This paper will focus on understanding whether genetic or environmental factors influence an individual's personality. Personality traits are mainly understood as the stable arrangements of feelings, actions, and thoughts that differentiate an individual from others ( Bleidorn & Christian Kandler, 2). Personality traits are stable but may change in time because of an underlying situation. Genetic factors play a crucial role in various human character traits. Many research conducted reveals that personality differences in individuals are extensively genetically influenced. Further, the studies found that genetic factors constitute 50% differences in the big five personality traits ( Bleidorn & Christian Kandler, 4). The remaining percentage was attributed to environmental factors. Though the personality traits are different in an individual and stable over time in their life, there is a probability that it could change under several circumstances from teenage to adult life. Personality is deemed to change during the lifetime of an individual because advanced frequency of the environmental factors occurs both in an individual's early life and late life and thus shows the decreased ranking relating to age ( Bleidorn & Christian Kandler, 4). Significant life events for teenagers and young adults are linked to changes in personality traits. Life experiences change a person's daily routine and may need an immediate reaction for adapting to the new life ( Czerniawska et al., 512). For instance, older people experience death, illness, and

Surname2 retirement than the mid-adults. The environmental factors may accumulate over time and lead to personality change. In conclusion, genetic and environmental factors influence the personality of an individual. The genetic factors represent an over-time influence on an individual's personality while the environmental influence increases until an individual reaches mid-adulthood. Both the environmental and genetic influences have been shown to affect an individual's life from childhood to adulthood.

Surname3 Work Cited Bleidorn, Christian Kandler& Wiebke. "The Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Personality Differences and Development." (2015): 1-16 Czerniawska, Mirosława, and Joanna Szydło. "Do Values Relate to Personality Traits and if so, in What Way?–Analysis of Relationships." Psychology Research and Behavior Management 14 (2021): 511.

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