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Investigating Personality Functioning in Young People
What is Personality Functioning?
Healthy personality functioning allows individuals to navigate life's challenges, form meaningful connections with others, and achieve personal goals. However, impairments in personality functioning can lead to difficulties in various aspects of life, including interpersonal relationships, work, and overall well-being.
Why investigate Personality Functioning in young people?
Understanding the development of children's personality functioning can provide valuable insights into their emotional, social, and cognitive functioning, which are fundamental aspects of their overall growth. By delving into how children perceive, interact, and adapt to their environment, researcher can identify early signs of potential challenges such as behavioral issues, emotional disturbances, or social difficulties. This proactive approach could enable targeted prevention methods, tailored interventions and support systems, fostering healthier and more adaptive behaviors as children navigate through various life stages.
Investigating personality functioning from childhood to young adulthood will help us to better understand the development of personality and thus, to identify unfavorable developmental trajectories at an early age in the future.
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About us
We are an international research initiative, bringing together experts from various parts of the world. As a multi-center study, our mission is to gather insights and generate knowledge through collective efforts, contributing to advancements in assessing personality functioning using culturally adapted instruments.