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Berdan, Louise E.; Keane, Susan P.; Calkins, Susan D. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of social preference and perceived acceptance as moderators of the relation between child temperament and externalizing behavior. Participants included 399 children evaluated at pre-kindergarten and kindergarten assessments. Pre-kindergarten children characterized by high temperamental…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Extraversion Introversion, Personality
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Martel, Michelle M.; Roberts, Bethan; Gremillion, Monica; von Eye, Alexander; Nigg, Joel T. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011
The current paper provides external validation of the bifactor model of ADHD by examining associations between ADHD latent factor/profile scores and external validation indices. 548 children (321 boys; 302 with ADHD), 6 to 18 years old, recruited from the community participated in a comprehensive diagnostic procedure. Mothers completed the Child…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Personality Traits, Aggression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Rickman, Maureen D.; Davidson, Richard J. – Developmental Psychology, 1994
Parents of 30-month-old children were assessed on measures of affectivity, personality, and behavior. Parents of inhibited children showed lower extraversion, higher avoidance and shyness, and faster drawing times on a task that involved uncertainty than did parents of uninhibited children. (Author/BC)
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Extraversion Introversion, Family Environment, Heredity
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Konstantareas, M. Mary; Stewart, Kelly – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Affect regulation (AR) and temperament were examined in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). To determine AR, children were exposed to a mildly frustrating situation. Temperament was assessed by the Children's Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ). Children with ASD showed greater variability in AR and used less effective AR strategies compared to…
Descriptors: Personality, Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Child Behavior