Journal article
Studying cross-cultural differences in temperament in the first year of life: United States and Italy
International journal of behavioral development, Vol.35(1), pp.27-37
01/2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/107629
Abstract
An Italian translation of the Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (IBQ-R) was developed and evaluated with 110 infants, demonstrating satisfactory internal consistency, discriminant validity, and construct validity in the form of gender and age differences, as well as factorial integrity. Cross-cultural differences were subsequently evaluated for matched samples of Italian and United States (US) (N = 110) 3—12-month-olds. Across infancy, parents of US infants reported higher levels of activity, high and low intensity pleasure, and vocal reactivity, whereas Italian infants, particularly males, were rated higher on cuddliness. In early infancy only, US infants were viewed as higher on high intensity pleasure and perceptual sensitivity.
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- Title
- Studying cross-cultural differences in temperament in the first year of life: United States and Italy
- Creators
- Rosario Montirosso - Scientific Institute “E. Medea “, ItalyPatrizia Cozzi - Scientific Institute “E. Medea “, ItalySamuel P Putnam - Bowdoin College, USAMaria A Gartstein - Washington State University, USARenato Borgatti - Scientific Institute “E. Medea “, Italy
- Publication Details
- International journal of behavioral development, Vol.35(1), pp.27-37
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Identifiers
- 99900547401001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article