Examining the Role of Personality Profiles in Personal Goal Pursuit

Poster Session II

Friday May 23, 2025 (10:30 - 11:30 ET)
Keyword: Personality Traits

Abstract: We examined whether personality profiles - determined by latent profile analysis - better predict 1 and 3 month goal progress compared to individual traits. While profiles emerged, their predictability seemed to be driven by neuroticism mainly, and was no better than the typical approach of looking at individual traits