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Sex Differences in the Relations between Infant Temperament and Electrodermal Responses in Early Childhood
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Buthmann, Jessica; Finik, Jackie; Nomura, Yoko – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2018
The present study examines the relationship between sex, infant temperament, and childhood psychophysiological reactivity via electrodermal activity (EDA). Both temperament and EDA are known to be relatively stable traits across the lifespan reflecting individual reactivity and regulation linked to suboptimal behavioral development and risk for…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Infants, Personality Traits, Psychology
A Longitudinal Perspective on the Association between Cognition and Temperamental Shyness
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Wolfe, Christy D.; Zhang, Jing; Kim-Spoon, Jungmeen; Bell, Martha Ann – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
Moderate, yet relatively consistent, associations between cognitive performance and shyness have been reported throughout the child and adult literatures. The current study assessed longitudinal associations between cognition (i.e., executive functioning) and parent-report temperamental shyness from infancy to early childhood and used temporal…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Correlation, Shyness, Schemata (Cognition)
Homotypic and Heterotypic Continuity of Fine-Grained Temperament during Infancy, Toddlerhood, and Early Childhood
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Putnam, Samuel P.; Rothbart, Mary K.; Gartstein, Maria A. – Infant and Child Development, 2008
Longitudinal continuity was investigated for fine-grained and factor-level aspects of temperament measured with the Infant Behaviour Questionnaire-Revised (IBQ-R), Early Childhood Behaviour Questionnaire (ECBQ), and Children's Behaviour Questionnaire (CBQ). Considerable homotypic continuity was found. Convergent and discriminant validity of the…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Child Behavior
Early Manifestations of Childhood Depression: Influences of Infant Temperament and Parental Depressive Symptoms
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Gartstein, Maria A.; Bateman, Alison E. – Infant and Child Development, 2008
In this longitudinal study, 83 parents of infants between 3 and 12 months completed questionnaires assessing demographic information, infant temperament, and maternal depression. When these children were at least 18 months of age, parents completed follow-up questionnaires assessing toddler temperament and depression-like symptoms. We were…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Infants, Personality Traits, Parents
Reactivity and Regulation: The Impact of Mary Rothbart on the Study of Temperament
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Putnam, Samuel P.; Stifter, Cynthia A. – Infant and Child Development, 2008
Through her theoretical and empirical work, Mary Rothbart has had a profound impact on the scientific understanding of infant and child temperament. This special issue honors her contributions through the presentations of original, contemporary studies relevant to three primary themes in Rothbart's conceptual approach: the expansive scope and…
Descriptors: Personality, Infants, Children, Individual Differences
Temperament Ratings by Parents of Preterm and Full-Term Infants.
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Plunkett, James W.; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1989
Investigated temperament ratings among three groups of preterm infants, differing by degree of risk status, and a full-term group. Findings concerning internal consistencies demonstrated that preterm parents found the Rothbart Infant Behavior Questionnaire temperament dimensions to be coherent constructs, regardless of initial severity and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Infant Behavior, Personality, Premature Infants