Psychotherapy Commission ACPEThe piece examines how descriptions of lawyers’ personalities in English-language books have changed over 120 years, highlighting a shift from warmth and agreeableness toward openness and conscientiousness, with varying emphasis by era. Conscientiousness dominates overall, while openness rises in the 2010s, reflecting broader cultural and workplace changes.
The topic draws interest for psychology because it uses a century-long linguistic analysis to illuminate how social perceptions of a profession align with or diverge from personality models, offering a window into collective attitudes and their evolution.
Article Title: 120-year text analysis reveals how society’s view of lawyers’ personalities has shifted
Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/120-year-text-analysis-reveals-how-societys-view-of-lawyers-personalities-has-shifted/
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