In this review, we evaluate four topics in the study of personality development where
discernible progress has been made since 1995 (the last time the area of personality …

Male antisocial behaviour is concentrated in the adolescent period of the life course, as
documented by the curve of crime over age. This article reviews recent evidence regarding …

Recent years have witnessed major advances in our understanding of temperament in
childhood. Early views on temperament as unchanging and stable have been replaced by …

Behavioral Genetics, Fifth Edition provides an engaging and clear overview of human and
animal behavioral genetics that is designed to introduce students in the behavioral …

Of the many conceptual distinctions present in psychology today, the approach-avoidance
distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. The distinction …

Passionate, courageous, and at times controversial, The Anatomy of Violence is a ground-
breaking work that will challenge your core human values and perspectives on violence …

This chapter presents 10 years of research into a developmental taxonomy of antisocial
behavior that proposed two primary hypothetical prototypes: life-course-persistent versus …

Crime rates have risen steadily in nearly all countries that keep accurate records (Rutter,
Giller, & Hagell, 1998). More dramatic has been the increase in violent crime by young …

The possible mechanisms involved in continuities and discontinuities in psychopathology
between childhood and adult life are considered in relation to the findings from systematic …

Around the world, cultural blending and conflict pose challenges for assessment and
understanding of psychopathology. Economical, evidence‐based, culturally robust …