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ERIC Number: EJ503713
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Temperamental Qualities at Age Three Predict Personality Traits in Young Adulthood: Longitudinal Evidence from a Birth Cohort.
Caspi, Avshalom; Silva, Phil A.
Child Development, v66 n2 p486-98 Apr 1995
Studied whether behavioral styles at age 3 are linked to personality traits at age 18 after identifying 5 temperament groups (undercontrolled, inhibited, confident, reserved, and well-adjusted). Results pointed to continuities across time. (DR)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Child Behavior, Developmental Continuity, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Personality, Predictor Variables, Preschool Children, Young Adults
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: New Zealand