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Temperamental Qualities at Age Three Predict Personality Traits in Young Adulthood: Longitudinal Evidence from a Birth Cohort
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In an unselected sample of over 800 subjects we studied whether behavioral styles at age 3 are linked to personality traits at age 18. We identified 5 temperament groups (labeled Undercontrolled, Inhibited, Confident, Reserved, and Well-adjusted) based on behavioral ratings made by examiners when the children were 3. These groups were reassessed at 18, and their personality styles were measured with the self-report Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire. Results pointed to continuities across time. As young adults, Undercontrolled children scored high on measures of impulsivity, danger seeking, aggression, and interpersonal alienation; Inhibited children scored low on measures of impulsivity, danger seeking, aggression, and social potency; Confident children scored high on impulsivity; Reserved children scored low on social potency; and Well-adjusted children continued to exhibit normative behaviors.
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- Authors
- Caspi, A., & Silva, P. A.
- Venue
- Child Development
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1995-04-01
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 486-498
- ISSN
- 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2085412053
- Cited by
- 567
- References
- 45
- FWCI
- 17.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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