title: [Temperament of children with vocal fold nodules].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the temperament of children with vocal fold nodules.
  
  
  METHODS
  To compare the temperament dimension and temperamental types of 42 children with vocal fold nodules with 46 vocally normal children, using Chinese children's Temperament Problem Screening system (CCTPSs).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The children with vocal fold nodules differed significantly from the comparison group in their temperament dimension's adaptability, intensity of reaction, mood value, persistency and temperamental types.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are more difficult and slow-to-warm-up children in patients with vocal fold nodules than vocally normal children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Child and Adolescent Health and Maternity Care, Wuhan, 430016, China. w82828114@163.com
authors.forename: Youhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Zhinan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhongqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hao
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013694:Temperament; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology*