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Studying Cross-cultural Differences in the Development of Infant Temperament: People’s Republic of China, the United States of America, and Spain.
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Child Psychiatry & Human Development . Dec2006, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p145-161. 17p. 5 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Investigated early development of temperament across three cultures: People’s Republic of China (PRC), United States of America (US), and Spain, utilizing a longitudinal design (assessments at 3, 6, and 9 months of age). Selection of these countries presented an opportunity to conduct Eastern–Western/Individualistic–Collectivistic comparisons. The greatest number of significant differences (i.e., involving more temperament dimensions) was anticipated for the US (Western/Individualistic) and PRC (Eastern/Collectivistic) comparisons. The US sample included 66, the PRC group 69, and the Spanish sample, 60 mothers, all of whom completed the Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ) 3 times, when their infants were 3, 6, and 9 months of age. Results related to mean group differences were generally consistent with our hypotheses, demonstrating a greater number of significant differences for US versus PRC, with fewer differences observed for US and Spain. Analyses addressing developmental changes in temperament indicated patterns consistent with a priori expectations and cross-cultural differences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TEMPERAMENT in children
*CHILD psychology
*TEMPERAMENT
*CROSS-cultural studies
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0009398X
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Child Psychiatry & Human Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22657583
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-006-0025-6