Abstract
The data provided support for the contention that persistent problem behaviors of children which lead to “friction” in normal households are related to temperamental predispositions. Temperament dimensions as conceptualized by Thomas and Chess (1977) and as measured by the Middle Childhood Temperament Questionnaire (Hegvik, McDevitt, & Carey, 1982) predicted a sizable proportion of the variance in five factors of problem behavior frequencies as reported by middle-class parents of children between the ages of 8–12. Each of the five problem behavior factors was associated with a different configuration of temperament dimensions. An understanding of the relationship between specific “difficult” behavior patterns of children and temperamental predispositions may help parents utilize temperament as a conceptual framework for responding to such behaviors.
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