Children's Behavioral Styles at Age 3 Are Linked to Their Adult Personality Traits at Age 26

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Personality, June 2003

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TIL a study from 2003 suggests children's behavioral styles are linked to their adult personalities. Researchers observed 1,000 children and followed up with them as adults, finding similarity between their observed personality traits at age 3 and their reported personality traits 23 years later.

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