A recent study conducted in the U.K. shows that along with changes in physical appearance, personality also changes within time.

Published in the Psychology and Aging Journal by American Psychological Association, a recent study proves that along with ageing, people's personality also changes in addition to their physical appearances. Within the scope of an experiment conducted on 1,208 children aged 14 in 1950, the children's teachers were asked to complete questionnaire to grade children in terms of self-confidence, patience, mood stability, honesty, individuality and eagerness to learn. Scientists, who contacted 635 of the participants 63 years later, convinced 174 of them to take part in a second experiment. This time, the same questionnaire used 63 years ago, was given to the 77-year-old participants and to one of their acquaintances.

Based on the results of the second study scientists noted, "The current rates are not consistent with the six characteristics and their reliability levels. We thought we could come across consistency in the personality of a person even 63 years later, however, we couldn't verify our hypothesis."

In previous studies conducted on personality, scientists worked on specific time periods (between adolescence and middle age; from middle age to elderly) and they observed certain consistency. Based on the outcomes of the recent study, which was conducted on a longer time period, scientists decided that people experience change in personality in longer time intervals.