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Age and Gender Differences in Motivational Manifestations of the Big Five from Age 16 to 60
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Lehmann, Regula; Denissen, Jaap J. A.; Allemand, Mathias; Penke, Lars – Developmental Psychology, 2013
The present cross-sectional study investigated age and gender differences in motivational manifestations of the Big Five in a large German-speaking Internet sample (N = 19,022). Participants ranging in age from 16 to 60 years completed the Five Individual Reaction Norms Inventory (FIRNI; Denissen & Penke, 2008a), and two traditional Big Five…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Personality, Personality Development, Gender Differences
Age Differences in Personality: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Australian Sample
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Lucas, Richard E.; Donnellan, M. Brent – Developmental Psychology, 2009
Cross-sectional age differences in the Big Five personality traits were examined in a nationally representative sample of Australians (N = 12,618; age range = 15-84). Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Openness were negatively associated with age, whereas Agreeableness and Conscientiousness were positively associated with age. Effect sizes comparing…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Family Income
Temperament and Externalizing Behavior: Social Preference and Perceived Acceptance as Protective Factors
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Berdan, Louise E.; Keane, Susan P.; Calkins, Susan D. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of social preference and perceived acceptance as moderators of the relation between child temperament and externalizing behavior. Participants included 399 children evaluated at pre-kindergarten and kindergarten assessments. Pre-kindergarten children characterized by high temperamental…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Extraversion Introversion, Personality
Temperament and Language: Relations from Toddlerhood to Middle Childhood.
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Slomkowski, Cheryl L.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1992
Dimensions of two-year-old children's temperament were rated, and elements of children's language development were measured when children were two, three, and seven years old. Extraversion at age two contributed to individual differences in children's receptive language skills at ages three and seven and expressive language skills at age three.…
Descriptors: Extraversion Introversion, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Language Skills
Personality and Behavior in Parents of Temperamentally Inhibited and Uninhibited Children.
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Rickman, Maureen D.; Davidson, Richard J. – Developmental Psychology, 1994
Parents of 30-month-old children were assessed on measures of affectivity, personality, and behavior. Parents of inhibited children showed lower extraversion, higher avoidance and shyness, and faster drawing times on a task that involved uncertainty than did parents of uninhibited children. (Author/BC)
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Extraversion Introversion, Family Environment, Heredity
Genetic Influence on Family Environment: The Role of Personality.
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Chipuer, H. M.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Assessed the family environment and personality of 400 pairs of 59-year-old twins. Genetic influences on extraversion and neuroticism were related to genetic influences on the family environment factors of relationship and personal growth but not to the factor of system maintenance. (BC)
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Extraversion Introversion, Family Environment, Foreign Countries
Genetic Influence on Tester-Rated Infant Temperament as Assessed by Bayley's Infant Behavior Record: Nonadoptive and Adoptive Siblings and Twins.
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Braungart, Julia M.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1992
The Infant Behavior Record (IBR) assessed the temperament of 95 nonadoptive and 80 adoptive sibling pairs at 1 and 2 years of age. Data from this and an earlier similar study of identical and fraternal twins yielded evidence for genetic influence for IBR factors of extraversion, activity, and task orientation. (BC)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Environmental Influences, Extraversion Introversion, Genetics
Self-Monitoring in Middle Childhood: Personality and Social Correlates.
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Musser, Lynn M.; Browne, Beverly A. – Developmental Psychology, 1991
Measures of self-monitoring and other measures were completed by 93 elementary school children on 3 occasions during a 15-month period. Self-monitoring was related to peer acceptance and self-esteem, but the relation may have been influenced by gender. Boys' self-monitoring correlated with popularity measures, whereas girls' did not. (BC)
Descriptors: Birth Order, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Extraversion Introversion