Paths to Successful Development Personality in the Life Course [Paperback]

This important new book explores the relationship between personality and development from a life-course perspective.The influence of the lifespan approach has been an important feature of recent research in developmental psychology, as has a growing interest in the relationship between personality and development. This important new book, edited by two distinguished psychologists and including the work of many of the leading figures in the field, explores the relationship between personality and devleopment and is unique in focussing on successful development, where developmental psychology in the past seems to have focussed almost entirely on problem behaviour and risk of maladaption.The influence of the lifespan approach has been an important feature of recent research in developmental psychology, as has a growing interest in the relationship between personality and development. This important new book, edited by two distinguished psychologists and including the work of many of the leading figures in the field, explores the relationship between personality and devleopment and is unique in focussing on successful development, where developmental psychology in the past seems to have focussed almost entirely on problem behaviour and risk of maladaption.The influence of the lifespan approach has been an important feature of recent research in developmental psychology, as has a growing interest in the relationship between personality and development. Edited by two distinguished psychologists and including the work of many of the leading figures in the field, this important new book explores the relationship between personality and development. It is unique in focusing on successful development, whereas developmental psychology in the past seems to have focused almost entirely on problem behavior and risk of maladaption.Personality and paths to successful development: an overview Lea Pulkkinen and Avshalom Caspi; Part I. Temperament and Emotion Regulation: 1. TemperamelS'