From LiveScience.comOur personalities stay pretty much the same throughout our lives, from our early childhood years to after we're over the hill, according to a new study.
The results show personality traits observed in children as young as first graders are a strong predictor of adult behavior.
"We remain recognizably the same person," said study author Christopher Nave, a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Riverside. "This speaks to the importance of understanding personality because it does follow us wherever we go across time and contexts."
The study will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.
I think it premature, if not misguided, to assign personality traits at an early age - when so many social influences, life-changing events and physical changes are yet to be experienced.
ReplyDeleteWe should be wary of such rash pronouncements, cobbled out of convenience for a doctoral paper. Such premature and inexpert assessment can affect a child forever.