This book reviews the roots of temperament in psychosocial contexts that moderate biological influences, as well as the influences of temperament on behavior in various settings. Written by leading developmental researchers, it examines the possible
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Contents: T.D. Wachs, G.A. Kohnstamm, Introduction. P.T. Costa, Jr., R.R. McCrae, A Theoretical Context for Adult Temperament. D. Ramsay, M. Lewis, Temperament, Stress, and Soothing. D. Arcus, Inhibited and Uninhibited Children: Biology in the Social Context. C.F. Halverson, J.E. Deal, Temperamental Change, Parenting, and the Family Context. A.P. Matheny Jr., K. Phillips, Temperament and Context: Correlates of Home Environment With Temperament Continuity and Change, Newborn to 30 Months. H.H. Goldsmith, N. Aksan, M. Essex, N.A. Smider, D.L. Vandell, Temperament and Socioemotional Adjustment to Kindergarten: A Multi-Informant Perspective. M. Kerr, Culture as a Context for Temperament: Suggestions From the Life Courses of Shy Swedes and Americans. J. Strelau, The Role of Temperament as a Moderator of Stress. J.E. Bates, Adjustment Style in Childhood as a Product of Parenting and Temperament. T.D. Wachs, G.A. Kohnstamm, The Bidirectional Nature of Temperament-Context Links.