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Dear Sensitive:
You are asking a valuable question, whether child and
adult temperament are related. As it turns out, they are!
Thomas and Chess in their New York Longitudinal Study
followed their sample from infancy into adulthood and
found that the same temperament characteristics they described
in infancy were still present in adulthood. Further, they
showed that there was some statistical correlation between
childhood temperament and adult temperament with the same
individuals. So it is quite possible, though change happens
also, that the same temperament found in childhood can
persist into the adult portion of the life span.
So temperament is often long-lasting. So, yes, emotional
sensitivity can affect behavior and expression of feelings
such as fear and anger.
Sincerely,
Sean C. McDevitt, Ph.D.
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