Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2008):

Temperament profiles from infancy to middle childhood: development and associations with behavior problems.

Full Abstract

The authors applied I-States as Objects Analysis (ISOA), a recently proposed person-oriented analytic approach, to the study of temperament development in 921 Norwegian children from a population-based sample. A 5-profile classification based on cluster analysis of standardized mother reports of activity, sociability, emotionality, and shyness at ages 18 months, 30 months, 4-5 years, and 8-9 years was interpretable and highly replicable. The prevalence of temperament profiles changed markedly with age, and individual stability in temperament profiles was significant. Specific typical and atypical developmental sequences of profiles were identified. Selective patterns of concurrent group differences in externalizing and internalizing problems by temperament profiles were remarkably similar across ages. The findings to some degree support the notion that individual temperament-variable values take on meaning in relation to the whole individual configuration and indicate some lawfulness in temperament changes over time. Future person-oriented studies of temperament development should replicate the current results using multiple data sources, rigorous tests of gender differences, and latent group modeling.

Author information

Author/s: Janson, Harald (H); Mathiesen, Kristin S (KS);

Affiliation: Atferdssenteret, Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development, Oslo, Norway. harald.janson(-atsign-)atferdssenteret.no

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Developmental psychology (Dev Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Sep; vol 44 (issue 5) : pp 1314-28

Dates: Created 2008/09/16; Completed 2008/12/31;

PMID: 18793065, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Child Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Individuality Infant Inhibition (Psychology) Internal-External Control Longitudinal Studies

Longitudinal Studies Male Norway Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data Personality Development Prospective Studies Psychometrics Self Concept Shyness Socialization Temperament

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