title: Culture and temperament: influences on infant temperament in three East African societies.
abstract: In this study, 178 infants from three East African societies differing on a number of environmental dimensions were examined to determine if aspects of their developmental environment influenced temperament characteristics. Data strongly suggest that cultural child-rearing patterns, degree of modernization, maternal orientation, ecological setting, and specific early life events contribute to temperament.
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007630:Kenya; D008016:Life Change Events; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D010551:Personality; D010553:Personality Development; D012922:Social Change; D012931:Social Environment; D013694:Temperament