Studying Cross-Cultural Differences in the Development of Infant Temperament: People's Republic of China, the United States of America, and Spain

Autor/inn/en	Gartstein, Maria A.; Gonzalez, Carmen; Carranza, Jose A.; Ahadi, Stephan A.; Ye, Renmin; Rothbart, Mary K.; Yang, Suh Wen
Titel	Studying Cross-Cultural Differences in the Development of Infant Temperament: People's Republic of China, the United States of America, and Spain
Quelle	In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 37 (2006) 2, S.145-161 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-398X
DOI	10.1007/s10578-006-0025-6
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Infants; Personality; Longitudinal Studies; Sample Size; Mothers; Infant Behavior; Questionnaires; China; Spain; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Personalität; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Mother; Mutter; Fragebogen; Spanien; USA
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. (Author).
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