TY - JOUR
T1 - Course of antisocial behavior during emerging adulthood
T2 - Developmental differences in personality
AU - Blonigen, Daniel M.
AU - Littlefield, Andrew K.
AU - Hicks, Brian M.
AU - Sher, Kenneth J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Preparation of this article was supported by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Grants T32 AA13526, R01 AA13987, R37 AA07231 and KO5 AA017242 to Kenneth J. Sher, and by research funds from the VA Office of Academic Affairs and Health Services Research and Development to Daniel M. Blonigen. We thank the staff of the Alcohol, Health, and Behavior and IMPACTS projects for their data collection and management.
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - Despite similar normative changes in antisocial behavior (AB) and traits of disinhibition and negative emotionality during "emerging adulthood," few studies have tested if there are developmental differences in personality over this period for distinct courses of AB. In a college cohort assessed at ages 18 and 25, we examined if mean-level changes on traits from the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire varied by course of AB. Compared to persisters, those who desisted in AB from 18 to 25 exhibited a larger decrease on novelty seeking and larger increase on reward dependence. A significant mean-level decline was observed for harm avoidance, but was unrelated to AB course. Findings support theories of the co-development of personality and AB during emerging adulthood.
AB - Despite similar normative changes in antisocial behavior (AB) and traits of disinhibition and negative emotionality during "emerging adulthood," few studies have tested if there are developmental differences in personality over this period for distinct courses of AB. In a college cohort assessed at ages 18 and 25, we examined if mean-level changes on traits from the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire varied by course of AB. Compared to persisters, those who desisted in AB from 18 to 25 exhibited a larger decrease on novelty seeking and larger increase on reward dependence. A significant mean-level decline was observed for harm avoidance, but was unrelated to AB course. Findings support theories of the co-development of personality and AB during emerging adulthood.
KW - Antisocial behavior
KW - Emerging adulthood
KW - Personality development
KW - Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.08.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.08.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78449271815
SN - 0092-6566
VL - 44
SP - 729
EP - 733
JO - Journal of Research in Personality
JF - Journal of Research in Personality
IS - 6
ER -