Factors that influence personality development

Everyone grows up slowly from immaturity to maturity, and many aspects of life will change as we grow older. Everyone's personality traits are different and will change according to family environment, parental education, economic conditions, and school environment. The most important factor is genetic factors, which are uncontrollable. This article introduces the factors that affect personality development. Let’s learn about it together.

1. Heredity is an indispensable factor influencing personality.

2. The extent to which genetic factors affect personality varies with different personality traits. Generally speaking, genetic factors play a more important role in traits that are more related to biological factors, such as intelligence and temperament; while in traits that are closely related to social factors, such as values, beliefs, and personality, the role of the acquired environment may be more important.

The development of personality is the result of the interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Human beings have both biological and social attributes. The influence of environmental factors begins when a person is in the embryonic state, and this influence will continue throughout the person's life. The factors of the acquired environment are diverse, ranging from family factors to social and cultural factors. These factors have an important influence on the formation and development of personality.

Sociocultural factors

Everyone lives in a specific social and cultural environment, and the influence of culture on personality is extremely important. Social culture shapes the personality traits of its members, causing their personality structures to develop in the direction of similarity. This similarity has the function of maintaining social stability and enables everyone to be firmly "embedded" in the entire cultural form. Social culture has a shaping function on personality, which is also reflected in the fact that peoples of different cultures have their own inherent national character. For example, the Chinese nation is a hardworking and brave nation. The qualities of "hardworking and brave" here are the common personality traits of the Chinese nation.