The structure and stability of temperament from infancy to toddlerhood: A one-year prospective study

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-108

  Casalin, Sara ^a   Luyten, Patrick ^a,b   Vliegen, Nicole ^a   Meurs, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Infancy; Stability; Structure; Temperament; Toddlerhood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84855207517     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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