Mudança volitiva na personalidade : investigação do desejo de mudança em adultos

• Ano de defesa: 2023
• Autor(a) principal: Willian de Sousa Rodrigues
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
• Palavras-chave em Português: Psicologia - Teses; Personalidade - Teses
• Link de acesso: https://hdl.handle.net/1843/82113

Faced with the growing search for understanding the explanatory mechanisms for the change and stability in personality traits arising from the Big Five Personality Factors (CGFP) model, researchers have made efforts to investigate the role of volitional change. However, there is still no consensus on the adequacy of assessment strategies for this construct and on its characterization for different populations. In this sense, the present dissertation has as its theme the personality change goals in adults. Therefore, two articles were developed: (a) Assessment of the change goals: a scoping review; and (b) Characterization of the personality change goals in Brazilian adults. In the first article, a scoping review was carried out aiming to identify the forms used to assess the personality change goals in the adult population. The results indicated three main evaluation strategies, with the format of scales composed of statements being the most used. Furthermore, limitations were observed in the investigation of the psychometric properties of the instruments, such as in the survey of structural validity. In the second article, the objective was to verify the adequacy of an evaluation instrument and to understand the structure of the change goals in Brazilian adults. A cross-cultural adaptation of the Change Goals Big Five Inventory 2 (C-BFI2) was carried out. 3,557 individuals participated, aged between 18 and 76 years (mean = 29.03; SD = 8.47; 80.2% cis or trans women). The results of exploratory structural equation modeling indicated appropriate psychometric properties for the adapted version of the C-BFI2 for the Brazilian context, suggesting suitability of the proposal based on the CGFP model for the Brazilian population. Furthermore, significant weak associations were observed between change goals and personality traits, psychopathological symptoms, and life satisfaction. Finally, small significant differences were observed in the level of change goals according to age group and gender. Cultural and developmental aspects of the change goals are discussed.