|  | Public Health Safety | Medical Research

Journals About Personality & Childhood

There are a number of journals published that are dedicated to in-depth research on personality and childhood. All the articles that appear in these journals are written by professionals in one or both of these areas and each article is peer-reviewed, which means it is read and critiqued by other professionals who work in the personality and childhood fields.

  1. Archives of Disease in Childhood

    • Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC) is a widely read journal that has contributors from around the world. It attempts to keep doctors and health professionals informed about new advances in diagnosing children with diseases. The journal also acts as an advocate for protecting children from abuse and malpractice. ADC focuses on any health issue a child may be susceptible to, including personality disorders related to mental health. It is composed of evidence reports, research reports, commentaries, and reviews of clinical and policy issues.

    Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    • The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology is a journal that focuses on empirical reports of all issues related to personality and social psychology, including personality issues in childhood. It is split into three sections. The first section, Attitudes and Social Cognition, includes writings on how cognition influences social behavior. A topic in this section might be how a child's moods influence their perception of their own personality. The second section, Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes, relays information on the way groups interact. Here you might find a piece of research on how a child makes decisions when he is influenced by a peer group. The final section, Personality Processes and Individual Differences, is a more general composition that publishes research on anything related to personality psychology. You might find here a piece of in-depth research on the coping mechanisms of an eight-year-old boy.

    Personality and Individual Differences

    • Personality and Individual Differences is a journal that publishes articles on all aspects of personality psychology in the hope of finding explanations for the differences found in the personalities of individuals. The journal is concerned with finding genetic, environmental, and interactive factors for these differences. So, for example, you might find a research article in the journal that relates the findings of a study on twin boys where one twin has been diagnosed with a personality disorder. The article would be concerned with why the other twin has not been diagnosed with the personality disorder even though they both have a very similar genetic makeup.

Medical Research - Related Articles