Marc H. Bornstein|Diane L. Putnick|Gianluca Esposito
Continuity and Stability in Development
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development|Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development|Nanyang Technological University|University of Trento
abstract developmental science concerned consistency change characteristics time consistency change development tracked group meanlevel continuity individualorder stability group meanlevel individualorder consistency change developmentally informative coexist conceptually empirically partially orthogonal perspectives development continuity stability broadly applicable characteristics individual dyad environment without distinctions meanlevel continuity individualorder stability researchers use terms willynilly leave readers dark feature development meant article distinguish two types consistency change discuss measurement importance moderation implications