Stability of ratings vs. perceptions of temperament from early infancy to 1-3 years.
A new caretaker questionnaire for assessment of NYLS temperament characteristics in one-to-three-year-olds, part of a series of such instruments, is described. A study of stability of individual differences from early infancy to one-to-three years found significant correlations on all dimensions. Maternal general impressions, however, changed in several ways in the intervening time.
D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010551:Personality; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013694:Temperament