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ERIC Number: EJ696223
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Apr
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-0091-0627
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Child Maltreatment and Emergent Personality Organization: Perspectives from the Five-Factor Model
Rogosch, Fred A.; Cicchetti, Dante
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, v32 n2 p123 Apr 2004
The Five-Factor Model was used to examine personality organization in 211 six-year-old children (135 maltreated and 76 nonmaltreated). Longitudinal assessments were conducted at ages 7, 8, and 9. Six-year-old maltreated children exhibited lower agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience and higher neuroticism than did nonmaltreated children. Maltreated children also were more frequently represented in less adaptive personality clusters than were their nonmaltreated counterparts. A particularly vulnerable profile occurred predominantly among maltreated children and was related to experiencing both abuse and neglect. Child maltreatment and personality clusters were related to individual differences perceived by peers. Longitudinal stability of the personality dimensions also was assessed. At age nine, evidence was found for maintenance of the organization of the personality clusters obtained at age six and for continuity of maltreated children's personality liabilities.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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