Personality differences predict health-risk behaviors in young adulthood: Evidence from a longitudinal study

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1052-1063

  Caspi, Avshalom ^a,c   Harrington, HonaLee ^a   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a   Begg, Dot ^b   Dickson, Nigel ^b   Langley, John ^b   Silva, Phil A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; TEMPERAMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031279496     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.5.1052     Document Type: Article

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