Personality traits observed in children as young as first graders are a strong predictor

Our personalities stay pretty much the same throughout our lives, from our early childhood years to after we're over the hill, according to a new study. The results show personality traits observed in children as young as first graders are a strong predictor of adult behavior.

Serial Killers: Childhood what creates a killer

Did you know that many serial killers are survivors of early childhood trauma of some kind – physical or sexual abuse, family dysfunction, emotionally distant or absent parents. Trauma is the single recurring theme in the biographies of most killers & as a consequence of this trauma, they suppress their emotional response.

Sexual Trauma in the Life Histories of Rapists and Child Molesters

The predominant type of trauma experienced by child molesters was a forcible sexual assault, whereas for rapists the abuse had taken the form of being pressured into sexual activity by an adult. Other traumatic events reported by the offenders included 12 cases of witnessing upsetting sexual activity and 8 cases of some sexual injury or physiological handicap. In 50 instances, subjects victimized by members of their own family, and the majority became victims in their preadolescent years

Child abuse statistics

•Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults (including assaults on adults) occur to children ages 17 and under. •The median age for reported child abuse is 9 years old. •Over 75% of serial rapists report they were sexually abused as youngsters. •Victims of child sexual abuse are more likely to be sexually promiscuous. •More than 75% of teenage prostitutes have been sexually abused.

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