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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 3.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Pers Cent Med. 2011 Apr;1(1):43–52. doi: 10.5750/ijpcm.v1i1.21

Table 1.

The probability of being immature in Character as a function of the configuration of TCI Temperament traits (reproduced with permission of the Washington University Center for Well-Being)

Temperament Type Configuration Code (a) Number of Subjects % Immature (b)
Explosive NHr 39 72
Methodical nHr 44 59
Adventurous Nhr 25 48
Sensitive NHR 30 40
Average --- 15 33
Avoidant nHR 30 17
Independent Nhr 31 16
Passionate NhR 50 12
Staid nhR 36 6
(Total) (300) (33)
(a)

Code indicates Novelty Seeking is high (N) or low (n), Harm Avoidance is high (H) or low (h), and Reward Dependence is high (R) or low (r).

(b)

Immaturity is based on being in the bottom third of general population in sum of Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness, a strong measure of personality disorder or immaturity [37]