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| The 17th Occasional Temperament Conference |
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OTC 2008 was held October 17-18, 2008 in the San Francisco Bay area. The meetings were organized by Jan Kristal at Dominican University in San Rafael. This event marked the 30th year since the first occasional temperament conference, held in Lund, Sweden. The conference theme was: Research and Clinical Applications across the Lifespan.
The meeting was attended by 50+ clinicians, researchers and students, with attendees from all around the US and Europe. Notable temperament researchers such as Mary Rothbart, Roy Martin, Berit Hegekull, Ivan Mervielde, Sara Harkness, Charles Super, James Cameron, Diana Guerin, Sandee McClowry and others were in attendance as were clincians such as William Carey, Elaine Aron, Sean McDevitt, Jan Kristal, Helen Neville and Alice Shannon. Commentary was provided by Mary Rothbart, William Carey, Hedi Teglasi and Xing Zhou.
The schedule of presentations at the meetings can be found at the OTC website.
Click here to visit the OTC 2008 website. |
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OTC 2006: Brown University
The organizers of the 16th OTC held this year's meetings, on October 12-14, 2006 in Providence, RI. The conference was located at the Center for the Study of Human Development at Brown University. Program organizers were Ronald Seifer, PhD and Judith Bandieri. A number of leaders in temperament research and clinical applications in practice gathered at OTC to present papers and discussed issues in the field. Attendees included professionals and students interested in temperament research as well as clinicians and practitioners. OTC meetings offer a rare opportunity for academicians and practitioners to interact on topics of mutual interest.
Click here for information about this meeting |
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| Other Studies: |
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| Temperament and Culture |
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Universal?
Some researchers are studying whether temperament traits are found in all cultures... |
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Cross-cultural research
requires collaboration amongst scientists in many countries! |
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| Personality Traits |
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Factor analysis has identified
"The Big Five" dimensions of personality. Temperament researchers are looking at relationships between temperament and personality factors. |
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| Neuroimaging |
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Toddler shyness seems to predict
social anxiety in preadolescents. Look at the evidence! |
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| Education |
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Studies have examined this question
in both regular and special education settings. |
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