2.1.4.1 Conditions Responsible for Personality Change
Character development is a process that happens as the result of the condition around a person, which triggers a person to change his or her character for better or
worse. Hurlock states that character development is the result of multiple revisions in the thoughts and feeling related to the person’s concept of self 124. Furthermore, she
mentions some conditions which responsible for character development, those conditions are as follow:
a. Physical change
Character development is closely related with physical change because the physical shape of a person plays an important role in his or her life. Physical change
can be an aspect which can triggers a good self-concept in a person’s mind. Hurlock states that when the physical change enables him to approximate his concept of his
ideal self, the effect on his real self-concept will be favorable 124. In other word, a positive physical change will help a person to build a good self-concept and vice
versa.
b. Changes in environment
Environment is one of the major factors in a person’s life. It can give people good influence or bad influence. The same thing also happens when there is a change
in the environment. Hurlock 125 says that “changes in either the physical or social environment may produce changes in the person’s self-concept and, in turn, in his
characteristic behavior.” Furthermore, she adds that whether a changed environment will lead to an improvement of the personality pattern will depend largely on whether
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the personality moves toward the equilibrium with its environment 125. Therefore, it can be said that the changes in the environment will affect the person’s character. The
environment related to the character in sense that if his character does not able to go along with the environment, he has to change it in order to reach equilibrium with the
environment.
c. Changes in Significant People
Some people play a significant influence in a person’s life. They influence this person in form of their attitude, belief, the way of thinking, etc. This relationship
comes to a phase in which if these significant people change, their changes will also affect this person. Hurlock 126 says that “when the significant people in individual’s
life change, and when he tries to adapt his pattern of behavior and his attitudes, beliefs, values, and aspiration to theirs, changes in his personality pattern are inevitable.” The
person, in order to be similar with these significant people, changes himself. He will change himself into a greater level, if he sees it is necessary. Hurlock states that if
there is a great disparity, he will be motivated to effect greater changes 126. For this person, this change is necessary because it will make him identical with these
significant people.
d. Changes in Social Pressure
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