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Temperamental Characteristics in Infancy and the Later Development of Behavioural Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Michael Rutter ,
Herbert G. Birch ,
Alexander Thomas  and
Stella Chess
Michael Rutter
Affiliation:
Now at Medical Research Council Social Psychiatry Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, London
Herbert G. Birch
Affiliation:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
Alexander Thomas
Affiliation:
New York University Medical Center
Stella Chess
Affiliation:
New York Medical College
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Extract

Retrospective and prospective studies of personality development each have their own strength and weaknesses (1, 3). However, as parental recall of the characteristics of their children when younger is so inaccurate (10), certain developmental questions require longitudinal study in order to avoid the biases inherent in the retrospective method (6).

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 110 , Issue 468 , September 1964 , pp. 651 - 661
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1964 

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