Stability of mental abilities and physical growth from 6 months to 65 years: Findings from the Zurich Longitudinal Studies

Mental abilities and physical growth are important determinants of health across the lifespan. Here, stability these traits was assessed from 6 months to 65 years age investigate periods malleability. abilities, height, weight were at 11 time-points in participants Zurich Longitudinal Studies. Individuals with more than three missing data points per trait assessment (i.e., approx. 25% data) excluded further analyses (final N = 281). Bivariate cross-time correlations showed that mental low infancy gradually increased. The measures uniform development, height being highly stable moderately so. When a latent model used, overall approached weight. findings indicate malleability development differ between measures. This requires consideration interventions targeting as facilitators for improving outcomes.