title: Applicability of the temperament construct to black South African children.
abstract: Evidence is cited for the relevance of temperament to the scholastic achievement of black South African children, who are severely disadvantaged. While highlighting cultural differences in the meaning of certain behavior assessed by the Teacher Temperament Questionnaire, the results generally provide support for the universality of the temperament construct.
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010552:Personality Assessment; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D013019:South Africa; D013694:Temperament