title: Exploratory factor analysis of human infant temperament in the rhesus monkey.
abstract: The triadic model of human infant temperament, involving Negative Affectivity, Orienting/Regulation, and Surgency/Extraversion factors, was applied to the rhesus neonate using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Replicating and expanding earlier work in rhesus monkeys, the three-factor solution produced latent constructs comparable to human neonatal temperament.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical & Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0165, USA. decay@phhp.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marsiske
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Suomi
authors.forename: J Dee
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Higley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000523:psychology*; D001288:Attention; D002657:Child Development; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D013045:Species Specificity; D013694:Temperament