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Measurement of infant difficultness.

J E Bates, C A Freeland, M L Lounsbury

    Child Development
    |September 1, 1979
    PubMed
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    Mothers perceive fussy, hard-to-soothe infants as difficult using the Infant Characteristics Questionnaire (ICQ). Mother and father reports showed reliability, but maternal traits influenced perceptions of infant temperament.

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    Area of Science:

    • Developmental Psychology
    • Infant Behavior
    • Parenting Studies

    Background:

    • Assessing infant temperament is crucial for understanding parent-child interactions.
    • Existing tools for measuring infant difficultness vary in length and scope.
    • The need for a brief, reliable screening tool for infant difficultness was identified.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate the Infant Characteristics Questionnaire (ICQ) as a short screening tool.
    • To identify key factors contributing to the perception of infant difficultness.
    • To examine the reliability and validity of the ICQ in a sample of mothers and fathers.

    Main Methods:

    • A factor-analytic approach was used to develop the ICQ.
    • 322 mothers of 4-6-month-old infants completed the ICQ.
    • Reliability was assessed over time, and convergent validity was examined with other temperament measures and observational data.

    Main Results:

    • Infant fussiness and difficulty being soothed were primary indicators of difficultness.
    • The ICQ demonstrated adequate reliability and convergent validity with other measures.
    • Maternal characteristics, such as being multiparous and extraverted, were associated with rating infants as easier.

    Conclusions:

    • The Infant Characteristics Questionnaire (ICQ) is a reliable and valid tool for screening infant difficultness.
    • Maternal perceptions of infant temperament are influenced by the mother's own characteristics.
    • The findings contribute to understanding the subjective nature of infant temperament assessment.

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