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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
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Eisenberg, Nancy; Wentzel, N. Michelle; Harris, Jerry D. – School Psychology Review, 1998
Discusses research on the role of individual differences in emotionality and regulation in empathy-related responding (sympathy and personal distress). Links sympathy to intense emotionality and high regulation. Empathy-related responding is better predicted by a combination of emotionality and regulation than by either separately. Examples are…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Emotional Response, Empathy, Literature Reviews