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CROSS‐CULTURAL STUDIES OF TEMPERAMENT: TEMPERAMENT IN GREEK INFANTS
Author(s) -
Kyrios Michael,
Prior Margot,
Oberklaid Frank,
Demetriou Andreas
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207594.1989.10600068
Subject(s) - temperament , psychology , developmental psychology , ethnic group , mood , cross cultural studies , personality , clinical psychology , social psychology , anthropology , sociology
Three infant cohorts from Greek cultural backgrounds were compared with an Anglo‐Australian infant cohort across 9 dimensions of temperament using Australian and Greek versions of the revised Infant Temperament Questionnaire (Carey and McDevitt 1978). Infants from a Greek cultural background were generally considered to be more ‘difficult’ than the Anglo‐Australian infants on the temperament dimensions of Approach, Adaptability, Mood and Distractibility even after the effects of social class were controlled statistically. The reported cross‐cultural differences were discussed with regard to the potential influence on temperament ratings of ethnicity and culture, social status, psychobiological factors, migrant status, social assimilation, and questionnaire characteristics.