Vergunst F, et al. – In this study involving 2,850 participants who were followed up for 30 years, researchers examined the association between behaviors at age 6 years and employment earnings at age 33 to 35 years. The mean personal earnings for men and women at follow-up were US $33,300 and $19,400, respectively. They noted an association between behavioral ratings at 5-6 years and employment earnings 3 decades later, independent of a person’s IQ and family background. Correlation between inattention and aggression-opposition and lesser annual employment earnings, and prosociality with greater earnings—but only among male participants—was also observed. The only behavioral predictor of income among girls was inattention. Early monitoring and support for children exhibiting high inattention and for boys showing high aggression-opposition and low prosocial behaviors could have long-term benefits for those individuals and society, concluded the authors.