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Personality Development from Childhood to Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study of Ego-Control and Ego-Resiliency in Sweden
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Chuang, Susan S.; Lamb, Michael E.; Hwang, C. Philip – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2006
We investigated the development of ego-control (EC) and ego-resiliency (ER) over a 13-year period in a cohort of Swedish children first assessed at 2 years of age. Children became more ego-controlled over time although individual differences in EC remained stable. Children's levels of resiliency increased from 2 to 3 years of age and then declined…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Self Concept, Personality, Individual Differences
Infant Temperamental Factors as Predictors of Problem Behavior and IQ at Age 5 Years: Interactional Effects of Biological and Social Risk Factors.
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Andersson, Helle Wessel; Sommerfelt, Kristian – Child Study Journal, 1999
Investigated long-term effects of infant temperament on problem behavior and cognitive abilities at age 5 years, taking into account interactions between infant temperament and biological and social risk. Found that when high scores on temperamental factors are combined with social or biological risk, the level of later behavioral problems is…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Biological Influences, Birth Weight, Environmental Influences
Temperament and Behavior Disorders in Children.
Thomas, Alexander; And Others – 1968
A longitudinal study begun in 1956 on the effect of the child's temperament on his development included 141 children, 136 of whom remained throughout the study. Aged 4 to 10 years in 1966, the 69 boys and 67 girls had a mean IQ of 127 established at 3 and 6 years of age and were from 85 middle or upper middle class families. The Parental Attitude…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Rearing