Journal of Pediatric Psychology 9(2) pp. 205-217, 1984
© 1984 Society of Pediatric Psychology
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Assessing Temperament in One-to Three-Year-Old Children
Temple University, Devereux Center Scottsdale, Arizona, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
1All correspondence should be directed to William Fullard, Department of Educational Psychology, Temple University 004-00, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122.
The initial development of the Toddler Temperament Scale (TTS) for determining temperamental characteristics in 1-to 3-year-old children is reported. The 97-item questionnaire was based on the conceptualization of Thomas, Chess, and associates in the New York Longitudinal Study and standardized on 309 children in two pediatric practices. Test-retest reliability (1 month) and alpha reliability are both satisfactory, with median correlations of .81 and .70, respectively, for the nine categories. Preliminary evidence of external validity is presented. The instrument should provide more objective and organized temperament data for research and clinical purposes.
Key words: temperament; toddlers; behavioral assessment.
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