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The child is father of the man: personality continuities from childhood to adulthood.

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Caspi, A
Published in: Journal of personality and social psychology
January 2000

This article presents findings about continuities in personality development that have been uncovered in the Dunedin study, an investigation of a cohort of children studied from age 3 to 21. At age 3, children were classified into temperament groups on the basis of observations of their behavior. In young adulthood, data were collected from study members themselves, from people who knew them well, and from official records. Undercontrolled 3-year-olds grew up to be impulsive, unreliable, and antisocial, and had more conflict with members of their social networks and in their work. Inhibited 3-year-olds were more likely to be unassertive and depressed and had fewer sources of social support. Early appearing temperamental differences have a pervasive influence on life-course development and offer clues about personality structure, interpersonal relations, psychopathology, and crime in adulthood.

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Published In

Journal of personality and social psychology

DOI

EISSN

1939-1315

ISSN

0022-3514

Publication Date

January 2000

Volume

78

Issue

1

Start / End Page

158 / 172

Related Subject Headings

  • Temperament
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Behavior Disorders
  • Social Adjustment
  • Prognosis
  • Personality Development
  • Parenting
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Inhibition, Psychological
  • Impulsive Behavior
 

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Caspi, A. (2000). The child is father of the man: personality continuities from childhood to adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(1), 158–172. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.78.1.158
Caspi, A. “The child is father of the man: personality continuities from childhood to adulthood.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 78, no. 1 (January 2000): 158–72. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.78.1.158.
Caspi A. The child is father of the man: personality continuities from childhood to adulthood. Journal of personality and social psychology. 2000 Jan;78(1):158–72.
Caspi, A. “The child is father of the man: personality continuities from childhood to adulthood.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 78, no. 1, Jan. 2000, pp. 158–72. Epmc, doi:10.1037//0022-3514.78.1.158.
Caspi A. The child is father of the man: personality continuities from childhood to adulthood. Journal of personality and social psychology. 2000 Jan;78(1):158–172.

Published In

Journal of personality and social psychology

DOI

EISSN

1939-1315

ISSN

0022-3514

Publication Date

January 2000

Volume

78

Issue

1

Start / End Page

158 / 172

Related Subject Headings

  • Temperament
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Behavior Disorders
  • Social Adjustment
  • Prognosis
  • Personality Development
  • Parenting
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Inhibition, Psychological
  • Impulsive Behavior