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The Long Road from Marginal Deviations to Major Effects

Commentary on the chapter by G.V. Caprara

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Caprara’s contribution presents a number of important ideas for improving research outcomes in the area of early indicators of social maladjustment and social deviation. His suggestions focus on a process as opposed to a trait orientation and challenge major assumptions underlying the trait approach to personality. Caprara’s conceptual framework is mainly based on social psychological theories and emphasizes the social rather than the biological approach to individuality.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Ghent, H. Dunantlaan 2, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Ivan Mervielde

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  1. Tilburg University, The Netherlands

    Joop Hettema

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    Ian J. Deary

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Mervielde, I. (1993). The Long Road from Marginal Deviations to Major Effects. In: Hettema, J., Deary, I.J. (eds) Foundations of Personality. NATO ASI Series, vol 72. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1660-2_19

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