How shall we speak of children's personalities in middle childhood? A preliminary taxonomy.
- 1 November 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Psychological Bulletin
- Vol. 124 (3) , 308-332
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.124.3.308
Abstract
Developmental researchers have neglected the study of personality traits in middle childhood, thus leaving unanswered many questions about childhood personality structure. This article presents a developmental framework for understanding personality in middle childhood and critically reviews 5 models of temperament and personality structure in this age range: the model sofa. Thomas and S. Chess, A. H. Buss and R. Plomin, M. K. Rothbart, J. Block and J. H. Block, and the Big Five,A number of robust personality dimensions common to these models and the broader developmental and adult personality literatures are then discussed: sociability, social inhibition, dominance, negative emotionality, aggressiveness, prosocial disposition, petsistence/attention, mastery motivation, inhibitory control, and activity level. These dimensions represent a preliminary taxonomy of personality traits for exploring questions of individual development in childhood.Keywords
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