The role of early childhood experiences in shaping people’s personality
17 March 2025
This study explores how early childhood experiences, temperament, and parental bonds influence personality traits and behavioural tendencies. Specifically, it investigates personality traits associated with the complex psychological construct of psychopathy. However, the study does not seek to determine whether someone is a psychopath but rather to examine how childhood experiences contribute to psychopathy-related traits in the general population.
Requirements
- 18 or over
- Not currently residents of a mental health or forensic facility
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Ethical approval
This study has been reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Department of Psychology & Counselling, School of Health and Social Care, University of Greenwich, 12 March 2025
About the researcher
We are MSc Psychology students at the University of Greenwich. We are passionate to understand how childhood experiences shape what people we may become in the future.
