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Temperament in Australian toddlers
Author(s) -
SEWELL J.,
OBERKLAID F.,
PRIOR M.,
SANSON A.,
KYRIOS M.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb01385.x
Subject(s) - temperament , toddler , medicine , normative , developmental psychology , pediatrics , clinical psychology , psychology , personality , social psychology , philosophy , epistemology
A revised validated version of the Toddler Temperament Scale (TTS) was used to develop normative data for temperament in Australian toddlers. Results confirm the accepted practice of dividing the group into younger and older toddlers, with normative data reported for those younger and older than 24 months. The TTS can be used above the normal cut‐off age of 36 months. Care must be taken with interpretation of temperament scores, especially when comparing children of different backgrounds.