Personality development across the life course.

Adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent antisocial behavior: A developmental taxonomy.

A dual taxonomy is presented to reconcile 2 incongruous facts about antisocial behavior: (a) It shows impressive continuity over age, but (b) its prevalence changes dramatically...

Individual differences are accentuated during periods of social change: The sample case of girls at puberty.

The emergence of new behaviors and the reorganization of psychological structures are often attributed to critical events and crises in the life course. A fundamentally differen...

The origins and ends of giftedness.

Five issues about giftedness are discussed. First, the origins of giftedness are explored. The view that giftedness is entirely a product of training is critiqued. There is indi...

Personality continuity and change across the life course.

States of excellence.

Research from the individual-differences tradition pertinent to the optimal development of exceptional talent is reviewed, using the theory of work adjustment (TWA) to organize ...