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Temperament in infancy: stability, change, and correlates.

D Koniak-Griffin, M Rummell

    Maternal-Child Nursing Journal
    |January 1, 1988
    PubMed
    Summary

    Infant temperament categories assessed by the Revised Infant Temperament Questionnaire (RITQ) are stable from 4 to 8 months. However, temperament showed limited association with Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) or Bayley Scales of Infant Development scores.

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    Area of Science:

    • Developmental Psychology
    • Infant Behavior
    • Child Psychology

    Background:

    • Temperament is a crucial aspect of infant development.
    • Understanding temperament stability and its correlates is vital for early intervention.
    • The Revised Infant Temperament Questionnaire (RITQ) is a key tool for assessing infant temperament.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine the stability of temperament categories and diagnostic clusters from the RITQ during infancy.
    • To explore the relationships between RITQ temperament ratings and scores on the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) and Bayley Scales of Infant Development.
    • To identify potential antecedents of infant difficultness, including maternal perceptions.

    Main Methods:

    • Longitudinal study design involving 79 non-risk infants.
    • Assessment of infant temperament using the Revised Infant Temperament Questionnaire (RITQ) at multiple time points.
    • Evaluation of infant neurobehavioral and cognitive development using the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) and Bayley Scales of Infant Development.

    Main Results:

    • Most RITQ temperament categories and diagnostic clusters demonstrated stability between 4 and 8 months of age.
    • A significant association was not found between the majority of NBAS dimensions and Bayley mental scores with RITQ temperament ratings.
    • Maternal perceptions of infant behavior did not significantly predict ratings of infant difficultness.

    Conclusions:

    • Infant temperament, as measured by the RITQ, exhibits considerable stability during the first year of life.
    • Temperament appears to be a relatively independent construct from neurobehavioral and cognitive assessments in early infancy.
    • Further research is needed to fully understand the factors influencing infant difficultness and its relationship with maternal perceptions.

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