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Conscientiousness: Origins in Childhood?
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Eisenberg, Nancy; Duckworth, Angela L.; Spinrad, Tracy L.; Valiente, Carlos – Developmental Psychology, 2014
In this review, we evaluate developmental and personality research with the aim of determining whether the personality trait of conscientiousness can be identified in children and adolescents. After concluding that conscientiousness does emerge in childhood, we discuss the developmental origins of conscientiousness with a specific focus on…
Descriptors: Personality Studies, Personality Traits, Individual Characteristics, Child Development
Stereotypic Affective Properties of Personal Names and Somatotypes in Children
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Johnson, Peter A.; Staffieri, J. Robert – Developmental Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Body Image, Elementary School Students, Males, Personality Studies
Genetic Influences on the Organization and Development of Personality
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Dworkin, Robert H.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1977
Data from a longitudinal twin study of personality were analyzed for genetic influences utilizing scores from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and the California Psychological Inventory. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Nature Nurture Controversy, Personality Studies
A Longitudinal Study of Changes in Ego Identity Status during the Freshman Year at College
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Waterman, Alan S.; Waterman, Caroline K. – Developmental Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Individual Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Males
Cognitive Mediators of Aggression in Adolescent Offenders: 1. Assessment.
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Slaby, Ronald G.; Guerra, Nancy G. – Developmental Psychology, 1988
Examined the role of cognitive mediators in identifying differences in aggression of incarcerated and nonincarcerated male and female adolescents. Found hostile-aggressive individuals more likely to hold beliefs supporting aggression and to be unconcerned about the consequences of violent actions. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Individual Differences, Personality Assessment
Early Temperamental Antecedents of Adult Type A Behaviors.
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Steinberg, Laurence – Developmental Psychology, 1985
Data for this study of 108 young adults from the New York Longitudinal Study include measures of temperament derived from two sources: interviews conducted with subjects' mothers when the children were 3 and 4 years of age and measures of Type A behavior derived from interviews with the subjects during young adulthood. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Interviews, Personality Development, Personality Studies
Effects of Father Absence on Personality Development in Adolescent Daughters
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Hetherington, E. Mavis – Developmental Psychology, 1972
Study suggests that the effects of father absence on daughters appear during adolescence and are manifested mainly as an inability to interact appropriately with males, rather than in other deviations from appropriate sex typing or in interactions with females. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Fatherless Family, Females, Interviews
Extension of Personal Future Time Perspective, Age, and Life-Satisfaction of Children and Adolescents
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Lessing, Elise E. – Developmental Psychology, 1972
Future time perspective is defined as the forward expanse of time over which future images of the self are projected. (Author/MB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Females
Age Changes and Cohort Differences in Personality
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Woodruff, Diana S.; Birren, James E. – Developmental Psychology, 1972
Authors suggest that separating the effects of age changes and cohort differences in personality can add new dimensions to the existing body of developmental literature on personality. (Authors/MB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Cross Sectional Studies, Literature Reviews
Personal Control over Development, Identity Formation, and Future Orientation as Components of Life Orientation: A Developmental Approach.
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Pulkkinen, Lea; Ronka, Anna – Developmental Psychology, 1994
Two components of life orientation emerged in study of 145 men and 142 women at age 26: Positive Orientation (PO), which included self-percepts of personal control over development; and Motivated Questioning (MQ), which consisted of identity exploration and dissatisfaction with present achievements. In comparison with MQ, PO was more strongly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Foreign Countries, Individual Development
Age Differences in Personality Across the Adult Life Span: Parallels in Five Cultures.
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McCrae, Robert R.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Administered translations of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory to adults in Germany, Italy, Portugal, Croatia, and South Korea. Found declines in neuroticism, extraversion and openness, and increases in agreeableness and conscientiousness age for both men and women. Results support hypothesis that age differences reflect universal maturational…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences