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Peer reviewedRothbart, Mary K.; Ahadi, Stephan A.; Hershey, Karen L.; Fisher, Phillip – Child Development, 2001
Reviews evidence on reliability and validity of the Children's Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ); presents CBQ data on structure of temperament in childhood. Factor analyses indicate three broad dimensions of temperament: extroversion/surgency, negative affectivity, and effortful control. This factor structure also appears in ratings of children in…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Individual Differences, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedSegal, Laura B.; And Others – Child Development, 1995
Investigated emotional responses to the still-face paradigm in preterm and full-term black infants. Preterm infants spent less time than full-term infants displaying big smiles in one episode, and showed a less pronounced decrease in big smiles in a second episode. Results confirm the robustness of the still-face paradigm. (HTH)
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedGoldsmith, H. H. – Child Development, 1996
Data on 11 samples of 1,012 toddlers used to construct and validate the Toddler Behavior Assessment Questionnaire (TBAQ) revealed that the component of negative affectivity (anger proneness and fearfulness) were independent, and item analysis suggested that shyness and other fears were independent as well. (MDM)
Descriptors: Anger, Child Behavior, Fear, Personality
Peer reviewedBentler, P. M.; McClain, Janis – Child Development, 1976
The relationship between reflection-impulsivity as assessed by Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures test, and ratings of four personality variables (impulsivity, academic achievement motivation, test anxiety, and extra-version was examined in 68 fifth-grade children. (BRT)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Conceptual Tempo, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedBryant, Brenda K. – Child Development, 1982
Describes the development and validation of an index of empathy for use with children and adolescents. Fifty-six first-graders, 115 fourth graders, and 87 seventh graders were studied. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Measures, Age Differences, Children
Peer reviewedHubert, Nancy C.; And Others – Child Development, 1982
Reviews 26 instruments developed to assess temperament at the infant, preschool, and school-age levels, giving particular attention to instrument content, standardization samples, reliability, and validity. It is concluded that, at present, no single psychometrically adequate instrument is available. Suggestions are made for future approaches to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Infants, Measures (Individuals), Personality
