Early Motor Developmental Milestones and Personality Traits in Midlife

A 50-Year Follow-Up Study

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ID15719682
AutoresTrine Flensborg‐Madsen (0000-0002-6753-335X, University of Copenhagen, autor correspondente), Erik Lykke Mortensen (0000-0002-6985-451X, University of Copenhagen), Jesper Dammeyer (0000-0001-6753-8516, University of Copenhagen), Cathrine Lawaetz Wimmelmann (0000-0002-8718-1654, University of Copenhagen)
Ano2023
Volume10
Fascículo4
Páginas718-718
Data de publicação2023-04-13
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoChildren (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children10040718
PMID37189967
OpenAlexW4365447895
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas41

Background The purpose of this study was to investigate if infants' age at attaining motor developmental milestones is associated with the big five personality traits 50 years later. Methods Mothers of 8395 infants from the Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort recorded a total of 12 motor developmental milestones during the first year of their infant's life. Information on at least one milestone was available for 1307 singletons with adult follow-up scores on the NEO-Five-Factor Inventory. The mean age at personality testing was 50.1 years. Results Slower attainment of motor milestones was associated with increased neuroticism and lower conscientiousness in midlife. All 12 motor developmental milestones explained a total of 2.4% of the variance in neuroticism, while they explained 3.2% of the variance in conscientiousness. These results remained significant after adjustment for the included family and perinatal covariates, as well as adult intelligence. Discussion The personality trait of neuroticism is a general risk factor for psychopathology and has in young adulthood been found to be associated with early motor development. However, evidence on associations of motor developmental milestones with other personality traits has been non-existent. These findings suggest that delays in early motor development may not only characterise individuals with later psychopathology, including schizophrenia, but may also be associated with personality traits such as neuroticism and conscientiousness through the life course

Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Developmental Milestone · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Milestone · Motor skill · Neuroticism · Personality · Psychopathology · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Psychology