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SUBMITTER: Kotelnikova Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3840535 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kotelnikova Yuliya Y Olino Thomas M TM Mackrell Sarah V M SV Jordan Patricia L PL Hayden Elizabeth P EP
Journal of research in personality 20131001 5
Although much is known about the structure of adult temperament and personality, significantly less is known about the structure of child temperament. We examined the structure of child temperament in 205 seven-year-olds using observational measures. Exploratory factor analysis identified factors representing positive emotionality/sociability, disinhibition/anger, fear/behavioral inhibition, and sadness. The predictive validity of these dimensions was evaluated by examining their associations wi ...[more]