Temperament in Context

by Wachs, Theodore D.; Kohnstamm, Gedolph A.; Kohnstamm, Geldolph A.; McCrae, Robert R.

• ISBN13: 9780805830194
• ISBN10: 0805830197
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

Although the importance of context has been emphasized by temperament researchers, until now there has been remarkably little systematic research on the unique role specific aspects of context play in the development and impact of temperament. The goal of this volume is to systematize current knowledge and theory on the role played by specific aspects of context in the etiology, expression, and influence of temperament, particularly for those aspects of temperament that are most likely to relate to later personality traits. Reflecting the editors' view that the interface between temperament and context is a bidirectional phenomenon, this volume focuses on two broad issues: 1) How does context moderate the expression, continuity, or consequences of individual differences in introversion-extraversion, sociability, emotionality, and inhibition (the I-ESEI family of traits)? 2) How do individual differences in the I-ESEI family of traits moderate the nature of characteristics of the individual's context? By bringing together outstanding international researchers who present their current research and theories, the editors systematize research contributions in the domain of contextual contributions to the I-ESIA family of traits and set the agenda for future research directions. Appropriate for use by scholars and practitioners in developmental science and family studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Theodore D. Wachs
Gedolph A. Kohnstamm
A Theoretical Context for Adult Temperament	1	(22)
Paul T. Costa, Jr.
Robert R. McCrae
Temperament, Stress, and Soothing	23	(20)
Douglas Ramsay
Michael Lewis
Inhibited and Uninhibited Children: Biology in the Social Context	43	(18)
Doreen Arcus
Temperamental Change, Parenting, and the Family Context	61	(20)
Charles F. Halverson
James E. Deal
Temperament and Context: Correlates of Home Environment With Temperament Continuity and Change, Newborn to 30 Months	81	(22)
Adam P. Matheny, Jr.
Kay Phillips
Temperament and Socioemotional Adjustment to Kindergarten: A Multi-Informant Perspective	103	(36)
H. Hill Goldsmith
Nazan Aksan
Marilyn Essex
Nancy A. Smider
Deborah Lowe Vandell
Culture as a Context for Temperament: Suggestions From the Life Courses of Shy Swedes and Americans	139	(14)
Margaret Kerr
The Role of Temperament as a Moderator of Stress	153	(20)
Jan Strelau
Adjustment Style in Childhood as a Product of Parenting and Temperament	173	(28)
John E. Bates
The Bidirectional Nature of Temperament-Context Links	201	(22)
Theodore D. Wachs
Gedolph A. Kohnstamm
Author Index	223	(8)
Subject Index	231