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Resilient, overcontrolled, and undercontrolled boys: three replicable personality types

R W Robins1, O P John, A Caspi

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Researchers identified three distinct, replicable personality types in adolescent boys, applicable across racial groups. These personality types significantly impact academic, behavioral, and emotional outcomes in young individuals.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Personality Psychology
  • Adolescent Development

Background:

  • Understanding personality development in adolescence is crucial for predicting life outcomes.
  • Previous typological research has provided frameworks, but empirical validation across diverse groups is ongoing.
  • The relationship between personality types and broader psychological constructs requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify replicable and generalizable personality types in adolescent boys.
  • To examine the relationship between these identified types and established personality dimensions (e.g., Big Five).
  • To explore the behavioral and psychological implications of these personality types.

Main Methods:

  • Empirical identification of personality types in a sample of 300 adolescent boys.

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  • Assessment of personality types' generalizability across African American and Caucasian participants.
  • Correlation analysis with Big Five dimensions, ego resiliency, and ego control.
  • Exploration of behavioral outcomes using independent data sources.

    • Main Results:

    • Three distinct and replicable personality types were identified: Resilients, Overcontrollers, and Undercontrollers.
    • These types demonstrated conceptual coherence with established personality measures and converged with prior typologies.
    • Resilients exhibited positive outcomes (intelligence, academic success, low psychopathology); Overcontrollers showed internalizing problems; Undercontrollers displayed broad academic, behavioral, and emotional difficulties.

    Conclusions:

    • Empirically derived, generalizable personality types can be identified in adolescents.
    • Specific personality constellations have significant and predictable consequences for diverse life outcomes.
    • This typology offers a valuable framework for understanding individual differences in adolescent development and well-being.