title: Development and initial standardization of Ayurveda child personality inventory.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ayurveda inventories for prakriti (constitution) have been developed and validated for adults. Children, however, require different categories of quarter and questions, for example, to assess the intelligence, the questions can be related to their scholastic performances.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To develop and standardize an inventory to assess the prakriti of the children, and to compare with Child Personality Questionnaire (CPQ).
  
  
  METHODS
  A 135-item Ayurveda child personality inventory (ACPI) scale was developed on the basis of translation of Sanskrit verses describing vataja (A), pittaja (B), and kaphaja prakriti (C) characteristics and by taking the opinions of experts (ten Ayurveda experts and three psychologists). Study was carried out in Maxwell public school, Bangalore. The scale was administered on parents of children of the age group 6-12 years. CPQ was administered on children of the age group 8-12 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The ACPI was associated with excellent internal consistency. The Cronbach's alpha for A, B, and C scales were 0.77, 0.55, and 0.84, respectively, and the Split-half reliability scores were 0.66.0.39 and 0.84, respectively. Factor validity coefficient scores on each items was above 0.5. Scores on vataja, pittaja and kaphaja scales were inversely correlated. Items of V, P, and K scales showed significant correlation (values ranging from 0.39 to 0.84) with subscales of CPQ, which indicates that Eastern and Western psychology concept have good correspondence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prakrti of the children can be measured consistently by this instrument. Scores on V and P scale showed good correlation with the anxiety primary scale of CPQ.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, SVAYSA, Yoga University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Suchitra
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, SVAYSA, Yoga University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Arati
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jagan
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, SVAYSA, Yoga University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Nagendra
keywords: Prakriti; kapha; pitta; tridosha; vata