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Baltes, Paul B.; Nesselroade, John R. – Developmental Psychology, 1972
The nature of adolescent trait change appears less dictated by are-related components than by the type of social change patterns which are setting the environmental milieu for adolescents of all ages over a given period of time. (Authors)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, Cultural Influences, Developmental Psychology
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Rowe, David C.; And Others – Child Development, 1992
Used a longitudinal sibling research design and a large, nationally representative sample of 15- to 22-year-old siblings to study shared and unshared environmental influences on delinquency. Although no unshared family environmental influences were found for sisters and mixed-sex siblings, they may have existed for brothers. Data suggested…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Birth Order, Blacks
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Hagekull, Berit; Bohlin, Gunilla – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1998
A prospective study investigated associations between preschool temperament and environmental factors and school-age personality in 93 Swedish children. Found that personality was predicted by early temperament and environmental factors such as external day care and negative life events. Extraversion was most clearly related to temperament.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Development, Children, Day Care Effects