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Infant behaviour questionnaire - revised version: a psychometric study in a Portuguese sample

Raquel Costa1,2, Bárbara Figueiredo3

  • 1a Universidade Europeia , Lisboa , Portugal.

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
|March 9, 2018
PubMed

Insights

The Infant Behaviour Questionnaire - Revised (IBQ-R) is a reliable tool for assessing infant temperament in Portuguese culture. A modified structure of the IBQ-R demonstrated better fit for Portuguese data than the original.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Infant temperament characteristics are generally stable but can be influenced by environmental factors.
  • Parental reports are valuable for understanding infant behavior across various contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Infant Behaviour Questionnaire - Revised (IBQ-R).
  • To assess the suitability of the original and alternative IBQ-R structures for Portuguese infants.

Main Methods:

  • The study involved 330 mothers and 81 fathers of children aged 3-12 months.
  • Participants completed the Portuguese version of the Infant Behaviour Questionnaire - Revised (IBQ-R).
  • Confirmatory factorial analysis was used to test model fit.

Main Results:

  • The original IBQ-R structure did not fit the Portuguese data adequately.
  • A previously published alternative structure of the IBQ-R showed an adequate model fit.
  • This alternative structure, with minor differences from the original, appears more appropriate for the Portuguese sample.

Conclusions:

  • The Infant Behaviour Questionnaire - Revised (IBQ-R) is a reliable instrument for assessing infant temperament in the Portuguese cultural context.
  • A modified structure of the IBQ-R is recommended for use with Portuguese infants.
Abstract

Keywords:
Temperamentgenderinfant behaviour questionnaire

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