Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, Vol. 51, No. 3, SPECIAL ISSUE: Personality Development in Childhood and Adolescence (July 2005), pp. 315-334 (20 pages) While there is a general consensus that temperament ...

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If you’re a fan of the wildly popular AppleTV+ series, Severance, you’re probably familiar with the show’s concept of the “four tempers” that plague the characters: Woe, Frolic, Dread and Malice. This ...

"Temperament" was the buzzword of last night's presidential debate, the first between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump. The most tweeted-about line of the ...

Insights from a new study suggest that behavior and temperament displayed during infancy can serve as a predictor for adult personality more than 20 years later. The study, published in Proceedings of ...

An individual’s genetics and their environment both shape their personality. However, opinions differ on the degree to which each of these factors influences personality, and how they contribute to ...

For some time now I’ve been telling parents and educators that there’s no such thing as a bad kid. It’s a point that everyone seems to instantly get. But aren’t there some children who are at a much ...

As parents, we have a tendency to view our child’s moods and behavior as a reflection of our parenting. When you see someone’s easy, outgoing child who is able to adapt to a sudden change in plans and ...