| Title |
Elgesio sunkumai ir asmenybės bruožai vaikystėje / |
| Translation of Title |
Behavioral difficulties and personality traits in childhood. |
| Authors |
Barkauskienė, Rasa ; Kundrotaitė, Gabija ; Grauslienė, Izabelė ; Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė, Lina ; Čekuolienė, Danguolė ; Zbarauskaitė, Asta |
| DOI |
10.15388/Psichol.2014.50.4888 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Psichologija.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2014, t. 49, p. 18-32.. ISSN 1392-0359 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Children's personality traits ; Five Factor model ; Behavioral difficulties ; Psychological trauma ; Health related stress |
| Abstract [eng] |
The destructive behaviors in childhood may have many negative consequences not only for children themselves, but also for their closest social environment and for the wider society. Therefore, the behavior difficulties and conduct disorders in childhood are among the most important focuses of the developmental psychopathology research and practice. Introduction of personality dimensions into this area of investigation is one of the latest routes in these studies. Recently, the Five-factor model, also known as the Big-Five, has been considered to be one of the most compelling perspectives on the personality structure in adults and children. The present study examines multiple links among behavior difficulties and personality traits in children. Another important focus of the present study is on investigating the specific constellations of personality traits that are more likely to manifest with respect to certain patterns of behavioral difficulties in middle childhood. Data provided by the mothers of 451 children (age, 6 to 11 years) are analyzed in the paper. Children’s behavioral difficulties were measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL6/18). The Hierarchical Personality Inventory for Children (HiPIC, Mervielde & De Fruyt, 1999) was used for evaluating personality traits. Analysis of the links among behavior problems and personality traits revealed that children who scored higher on externalizing difficulties had lower expressions of Benevolence, Conscientiousness, Imagination, and Emotional stability traits. These results are in accordance with the data obtained by other authors in the field. No correlation between Extraversion and Aggressive Behavior and Rule-breaking behavior was found. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2014 |
| CC license |
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