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- Title
Associations between Early Childhood Temperament Clusters and Later Psychosocial Adjustment.
- Authors
Sanson, Ann; Letcher, Primrose; Smart, Diana; Prior, Margot; Toumbourou, John W.; Oberklaid, Frank
- Abstract
The study adopted a person-centered approach to examine whether clusters of children could be identified on the basis of temperament profiles assessed on four occasions from infancy to early childhood, and if so whether differing temperament clusters were associated with subsequent differences in behavior problems, social skills, and school adjustment in middle and late childhood. Parent, teacher, and self-report data were obtained from a large community-based cohort sample of Australian children, followed prospectively from infancy to late childhood. Four temperament clusters were identified. Children in the clusters labeled as reactive/inhibited and poor attention regulation tended to have higher levels of later behavior problems than children in clusters labeled nonreactive/outgoing and high attention regulation. Results suggested that a person-oriented clustering approach can identify children on the basis of early temperament who are at greater risk for behavioral, academic, and social difficulties four to eight years later.
- Subjects
CHILDREN; TEMPERAMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; INFANTS; STUDENT adjustment; SOCIAL skills; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; AUSTRALIANS; COHORT analysis
- Publication
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2009, Vol 55, Issue 1, p27
- ISSN
0272-930X
- Publication type
Article