title: Temperament in Australian infants.
abstract: A convenience sample of 240 infants aged 4-8 months was studied to evaluate the suitability of a revised version of Carey's Infant Temperament Questionnaire (ITQ) for an Australian population. Data analyses indicated all item/dimension correlations significant at P less than 0.01 or better, satisfactory internal consistency of the instrument as measured by alpha coefficients, and test retest reliability of 0.79. Infants rated as having a 'difficult' temperament were significantly more likely to be reported as having problem behaviours. Significant differences were found between Australian and American infants on three of the nine temperament dimensions - rhythmicity, activity and intensity. The results of this study indicate that this revised ITQ is suitable for use with Australian infants.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D002666:Psychology, Child; D013694:Temperament; D014481:United States