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Schwebel, David C.; Plumert, Jodie M. – Child Development, 1999
Examined relations between temperament, ability estimation, and injury proneness from toddlerhood through school age. Found that children scoring high on Extroversion and low on Inhibitory Control as toddlers and preschoolers tended to overestimate their physical abilities and have more unintentional injuries at age 6. Children low on Extroversion…
Descriptors: Extraversion Introversion, Inhibition, Injuries, Longitudinal Studies