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| Type | Working Paper |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Peers affect personality development |
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| Institution | Centre for Economic Policy Research |
| Series Name | CEPR Discussion Papers |
| Number | 17241 |
| ISSN | 0265-8003 |
| Number of Pages | 43 |
| Date | 2022 |
| Abstract Text | Do the people around us influence our personality? To answer this question, we conduct an experiment with 543 university students who we randomly assign to study groups. Our results show that students become more similar to their peers along several dimensions. Students with more competitive peers become more competitive, students with more open-minded peers become more open-minded, and students with more conscientious peers become more conscientious. We see no significant effects of peers’ extraversion, agreeableness, or neuroticism. To explain these results, we propose a simple model of personality development under the influence of peers. Consistent with the model’s prediction, personality spillovers are concentrated in traits predictive of performance. Students adopt personality traits that are productive in the university context from their peers. Our findings highlight that socialization with peers can influence personality development. |
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| Official URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp17241 |
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| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:23303 |
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| Keywords | Personality, malleability, peer effects, experiment |
| Additional Information | Auch publiziert als CESifo Working Paper No. 9729 und als IZA Discussion Paper 15257 |