The association of neighborhood poverty with personality change in childhood
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The child sample of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (n.d.) was analyzed to examine the relation of undesirable personality change in early childhood to neighborhood economic deprivation. Participants in the survey who had complete data at Time 1 (3-4 years of age) and Time 2 (5-6 years of age) and who remained in the same neighborhood during both time periods were included in the analyses. The results indicated that neighborhood economic disadvantage was associated with undesirable personality change even after controlling for family-level variables such as maternal education, family income, and cognitive and emotional support in the home environment for children. The association of personality change with neighborhood economic deprivation was not mediated by maternal depression, Head Start participation, cognitive and emotional support in the home, or maternal trust in the neighborhood. The authors discuss recommendations for future investigations.
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Some findings support the notion of SES-personality correlation, suggesting that SES influences childhood personality development, personality influences school achievement, and educational and occupational experiences shape personality.
“Some findings support the notion of SES-personality correlation, suggesting that SES influences childhood personality development (11,12), personality influences school achievement (13,14), and educational (15) and occupational (16,17) experiences shape personality and that adult economic attainment may be linked to personality (18,19).”
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- Authors
- Hart, D., Atkins, R., & Matsuba, M. K.
- Affiliations
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- University of Northern British Columbia (CA)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 2008-06
- Volume
- 94
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1048-1061
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2137034697
- Cited by
- 110
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 10.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- W. T. Grant Foundation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Keywords
- neighborhood poverty, personality change, early childhood, maternal education, household income, family environment, maternal depression, Head Start, National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Female, Humans, Personality, Personality Development, Poverty, Residence Characteristics
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