Structure and Dimensions of Maternal Perceptions of Japanese Infant Temperament

Structure and Dimensions of Maternal Perceptions of Japanese Infant Temperament

Using a new temperament inventory (the Japanese Temperament Questionnaire) developed from the free responses of Japanese mothers asked to describe their infants' behavioral styles, mothers ( N = 469) rated behaviors observed in their 1-, 3-, or 6-month-old baby. The ratings were factor analyzed...

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Veröffentlicht in:Developmental psychology 1994-03, Vol.30 (2), p.131-141
Hauptverfasser: Shwalb, Barbara J, Shwalb, David W, Shoji, Junichi
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age Differences
Babies
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Child development
Cultural Differences
Developmental psychology
Factor Structure
Female
Foreign Countries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Infant Behavior
Infant Temperament
Infants
Japan
Mother Attitudes
Mothers
Newborn. Infant
Parental Attitudes
Perceptions
Personality
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Questionnaires
Social Cognition
Social research
Temperament
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Zusammenfassung:Using a new temperament inventory (the Japanese Temperament Questionnaire) developed from the free responses of Japanese mothers asked to describe their infants' behavioral styles, mothers ( N = 469) rated behaviors observed in their 1-, 3-, or 6-month-old baby. The ratings were factor analyzed, and the dimensions generated by the factor analysis were labeled by an independent maternal group. Results support our conclusions that mothers' perceptions of infant temperament were both pancultural and culture specific.
ISSN:0012-1649
1939-0599
DOI:10.1037/0012-1649.30.2.131