Journal article
Studying Cross-cultural Differences in the Development of Infant Temperament: People’s Republic of China, the United States of America, and Spain
Child psychiatry and human development, Vol.37(2), pp.145-161
12/2006
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/105800
PMID: 16874564
Abstract
Investigated early development of temperament across three cultures: People’s Republic of China (PRC), United States of America (US), and Spain, utilizing a longitudinal design (assessments at 3, 6, and 9 months of age). Selection of these countries presented an opportunity to conduct Eastern–Western/Individualistic–Collectivistic comparisons. The greatest number of significant differences (i.e., involving more temperament dimensions) was anticipated for the US (Western/Individualistic) and PRC (Eastern/Collectivistic) comparisons. The US sample included 66, the PRC group 69, and the Spanish sample, 60 mothers, all of whom completed the Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ) 3 times, when their infants were 3, 6, and 9 months of age. Results related to mean group differences were generally consistent with our hypotheses, demonstrating a greater number of significant differences for US versus PRC, with fewer differences observed for US and Spain. Analyses addressing developmental changes in temperament indicated patterns consistent with a priori expectations and cross-cultural differences.
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- Title
- Studying Cross-cultural Differences in the Development of Infant Temperament: People’s Republic of China, the United States of America, and Spain
- Creators
- Maria Gartstein - Department of Psychology Washington State University P.O. Box 644820 Pullman WA 99164-4840 USACarmen Gonzalez - Facultad de PsicologHa Campus Universitario de La Merced 30100 Murcia SpainJose Carranza - Facultad de PsicologHa Campus Universitario de La Merced 30100 Murcia SpainStephan Ahadi - MetriTech Inc. 4106, Fieldstone Road Champaign IL 61821 USARenmin Ye - Houston Independent School District 4400 West 18th Street Houston TX 77092-8501 USAMary Rothbart - Department of Psychology 1227, University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403-1227 USASuh Yang - Pacific Graduate School of Psychology 935 East Meadow Drive Palo Alto CA 94303 USA
- Publication Details
- Child psychiatry and human development, Vol.37(2), pp.145-161
- Academic Unit
- Medical Education and Clinical Science, Department of; Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; New York
- Identifiers
- 99900546938401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article