In this review, we evaluate four topics in the study of personality development where
discernible progress has been made since 1995 (the last time the area of personality …

There has been enormous progress in psychotherapy research. This has culminated in
recognition of several treatments that have strong evidence in their behalf. Even so, after …

This paper explores the interface between personality psychology and economics. We
examine the predictive power of personality and the stability of personality traits over the life …

Stress begins in the brain and affects the brain, as well as the rest of the body. Acute stress
responses promote adaptation and survival via responses of neural, cardiovascular …

Abstract The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study began more than
four decades ago. Unusual at the time, it was founded as a multidisciplinary research …

The definitive work on a groundbreaking study, this essential volume provides a coherent
picture of the complexity of development from birth to adulthood. Explicated are both the …

The challenge of mutual understanding among people is arguably one of the greatest
dilemmas of the 21st century. Lack of shared understanding permeates political, cultural …

We provide a theoretical and empirical basis for the claim that individual differences exist in
developmental plasticity and that phenotypic plasticity should be a subject of study in its own …

Resilience is an interactive concept that refers to a relative resistance to environmental risk
experiences, or the overcoming of stress or adversity. As such, it differs from both social …

If a mother is stressed or anxious while pregnant her child is more likely to show a range of
symptoms such as those of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder …