ABSTRACT
In the history of personality psychology, the terms temperament and personality have sometimes been used as synonyms. Strelau (1987) argued for a distinction between the concepts of temperament and personality. According to his view, temperament refers to early developing, stable individual differences that relate to more stylistic behavioral tendencies based on the constitutional or biologically determined makeup of individuals. In contrast, personality is seen as the broader concept, containing characteristics that are primarily determined by social factors like values, attitudes, and interests.
