Personality characteristics in childhood and outcomes in adulthood: Findings from a 30 year longitudinal study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 377-386

  Newton Howes, Giles ^a,b   Horwood, John ^c   Mulder, Roger ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

extroversion; introversion; longitudinal study; mental health outcomes; Personality disorder; social outcome

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTRAVERSION; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ADOLESCENT; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84925649041     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867415569796     Document Type: Article

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