Type
Text
Type
Dissertation
Advisor
Klein, Daniel N | Davila, Joanne | Moyer, Anne | Weintraub, Sheldon.
Date
2013-12-01
Keywords
Stability, Temperament, Young Children | Psychology
Department
Department of Clinical Psychology.
Language
en_US
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/77185
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
Despite the continued debate regarding the structure of temperament in young children, it is often assumed that temperament traits demonstrate temporal stability over time. This research has relied predominately on parent-report measures. The present study used an alternative approach, a laboratory-observational measure (Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery [Lab-TAB]), to examine the structural and relative stability of temperament traits in a community sample of young children (N = 440). Using structural equation modeling (SEM), we derived a similar five-factor structure consisting of the dimensions of Positive Affect/Interest, Sociability, Dysphoria, Fear/Inhibition, and Impulsivity vs. Constraint at both age 3 and 6 years, suggesting good structural stability. In addition, all five latent factors exhibited significant relative stability from age 3 to 6, as well as two significant temporal associations between different latent factors. This represents one of the first studies to use SEM procedures to examine the structural and relative stability in young children based on a laboratory-observational measure. | 58 pages
Recommended Citation
Dyson, Margaret Wegner, "The Structural and Relative Stability of Temperament in Young Children Based on a Laboratory-Observational Measure" (2013). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 3019.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/3019