Cross-cultural assessment of childhood temperament

Gasman, Ivan; Purper-Ouakil, Diane; Michel, Grégory; Mouren-Siméoni, M. C.; Bouvard, Manuel; Pérez-Díaz, Fernando; Jouvent, Roland

doi:10.1007/s00787-002-0248-4

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“…Several studies provided support for the reliability and validity of the EAS questionnaire among children (e.g. Boer & Westenberg, 1994;Gasman et al, 2002). In the present study the internal consistency indicated relatively low, but acceptable, values of reliability for all dimensions (α = 0.78 for emotionality; α = 0.64 for activity; α = 0.71 for sociability; and α = 0.67 for shyness).…”

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The effects of clown intervention on worries and emotional responses in children undergoing surgery

2010

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This study investigated whether clown intervention could reduce preoperative worries and the affective responses of children undergoing minor surgery. Parental anxiety was also tested.Child's age, previous hospitalization, and temperament were tested as predictors of the child's responses during this preoperative phase. Seventy children were assigned to one of two groups: children accompanied by their parents and a pair of clowns or, those accompanied by the parents but without the clowns. The results emphasized the relevance of clown intervention on the reduction of preoperative worries and emotional responses, not only in children but also in their parents.

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The effects of clown intervention on worries and emotional responses in children undergoing surgery

2010

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“…In order to keep the response burden on participants as low as possible, the three most suitable items for this study out of five from the activity scale, a measure of vigor and tempo, were picked: (1) My child is always on the go; (2) My child is very energetic; and (3) My child prefers quiet, inactive games to more active ones (reversed). The psychometric properties have been examined in both European and north European contexts, displaying good psychometric properties [ 23 , 34 , 35 ].…”

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Relationships between Physical Activity Parenting Practices and Children’s Activity Measured by Accelerometry with Children’s Activity Style as a Moderator—A Cross Sectional Study

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The objective was to examine the associations between physical activity parenting practices (PAPP) and children’s levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and time spent sedentary (SED) during non-school time in weekdays and weekends when children’s activity style was taken into account. Study participants were 88 children (mean age 6.3 (SD 0.3) years); 51.0% girls) and their parents who took part in A Healthy School Start Plus in Sweden. The independent variables included PAPPs Structure, Neglect/control, and Autonomy promotion and children’s activity style as moderator, assessed through validated parent questionnaires. Dependent variables were the MVPA and SED in minutes, measured by accelerometry. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the associations between PAPPs and children’s MVPA and SED with children’s activity style as a moderator. No significant associations between the PAPPs Structure, Neglect/control, and Autonomy promotion and measures of physical activity were found (p > 0.13). The moderating role of activity style improved the model fit and the final model had a reasonable fit to the data. Our results suggest that in future studies, with the aim to explore the relationship between PAPP and children’s physical activity, the activity style of the children should be included as a moderator.

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“…The scores from the questions belonging to each temperament are summed to form the four temperament dimensions. The EAS has satisfactory psychometric properties in children and infants and has been validated in France [ 45 ]. In the current sample, reliability was satisfactory with moderate-to-high internal consistency (Cronbach alphas = 0.63−0.72) for the different dimensions.…”

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Temperament in infancy and behavioral and emotional problems at age 5.5: The EDEN mother-child cohort

et al. 2017

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ObjectiveEarly temperamental characteristics may influence children’s developmental pathways and predict future psychopathology. However, the environmental context may also shape or interact with infant temperament and indirectly contribute to increased vulnerability to adverse developmental outcomes. The aim of the present study is to explore the long-term contribution of temperamental traits at twelve months of age to the presence of emotional and behavioral problems later in childhood, and whether this association varies with the child’s sex, parental separation, family socioeconomic status and maternal depression.Method1184 mother-child pairs from the EDEN mother-child birth cohort study based in France (2003–2011), were followed from 24–28 weeks of pregnancy to the child’s fifth birthday. Infant temperament at 12 months was assessed with the Emotionality Activity and Sociability (EAS) questionnaire and behavior at 5.5 years was assessed with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).ResultsEmotional temperament in infancy predicts children’s overall behavioral scores (β = 1.16, p<0.001), emotional difficulties (β = 0.30, p<0.001), conduct problems (β = 0.51, p<0.001) and symptoms of hyperactivity/inattention (β = 0.31, p = 0.01) at 5.5 years. Infants’ active temperament predicts later conduct problems (β = 0.30, p = 0.02), while shyness predicts later emotional problems (β = 0.22, p = 0.04). The association between the child’s temperament in infancy and later behavior did not vary with children’s own or family characteristics.ConclusionAn emotional temperament in infancy is associated with higher levels of emotional and behavioral difficulties at the age of 5.5 years. Children who show high emotionality early on may require early prevention and intervention efforts to divert possible adverse developmental pathways.

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Cross-cultural assessment of childhood temperament

Cited by 43 publications

References 21 publications

The effects of clown intervention on worries and emotional responses in children undergoing surgery

The effects of clown intervention on worries and emotional responses in children undergoing surgery

Relationships between Physical Activity Parenting Practices and Children’s Activity Measured by Accelerometry with Children’s Activity Style as a Moderator—A Cross Sectional Study

Temperament in infancy and behavioral and emotional problems at age 5.5: The EDEN mother-child cohort

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