Factor Analysis of Temperament Characteristics in Children at 6 Months, 1 Year and 2 Years of Age

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ID5263682
AuthorsI Persson‐blennow (Lund University), Thomas F McNeil (0000-0002-2820-7236, Lund University)
Year1982
Volume52
Issue1
Pages51-57
Publication date1982-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8279.1982.tb02502.x
OpenAlexW1989881352
LanguageEN
Citations received6

Patterns among the nine temperament variables from the New York Longitudinal Study (NYLS) were studied by means of factor analyses of data from a demographically representative sample of 160 children at 6 months, 1 and 2 years of age. While no firm, interpretable factor structure was obtained at 6 months, analyses identified two factors which were identical at 1 and 2 years: one factor included Mood, Approach, Adaptability and Distractibility, and the other factor included Activity, Approach and Intensity. The factors were similar but not identical to the NYLS Easy-Difficult Child and the Slow-to-Warm-Up Child patterns. Furthermore, the current results corroborated the findings of several other factor analytic studies, which in total suggests two temperament patterns to be generally relevant during early childhood: one pattern consisting of Mood, Approach and Adaptability, and the other of Activity and Intensity

Adaptability · Developmental psychology · Mood · Personality · Temperament · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology

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