Abstract
SUMMARYParental questionnaires were developed for measurement of temperament in one‐ and two‐year‐old children. Nine temperament dimensions, previously studied in the New York Longitudinal Study, were represented here by questions concerning the children's actual behavior in everyday activities and specified situations. The questionnaires consist of 55 and 50 questions, respectively, and each takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and five minutes to sore. With a few exceptions, test‐retest reliabilities were found to be generally satisfactory. A representative sample of children originally chosen from Swedish Well‐Baby clinics constituted the standardization sample and was studied at about one year of age (N= 151) and at about two years of age (N= 149), For both questionnaires, the sample's scores on the variables showed acceptable ranges and distributions, providing good differentiation among individual children with respect to temperament characteristics. At one year, only one statistically significant sex difference was found among the nine variables, girls being less Adaptable than boys. No significant differences in temperament were found between the sexes at two years of age.
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