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Temperament : infancy through adolescence : the Fullerton longitudinal study / Diana Wright Guerin ... [and others].

Van Pelt Library BF798 .T465 2003
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Guerin, Diana Wright.
Series:
Longitudinal research in the social and behavioral sciences
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Temperament in children--Longitudinal studies.
Temperament in children.
Genre:
Longitudinal studies.
Physical Description:
xi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2003]
Summary:
The Fullerton Longitudinal Study, launched in 1979, chronicled the development of over 100 children and their families from the children's first birthday through their high school completion using a cross-informant/cross-context methodology. In this volume, the developmental course and sequelae of children's temperament from age 1.5 years through high school completion are documented. Using the model of temperament developed by Alexander Thomas, Stella Chess, and their colleagues in the New York Longitudinal Study (NYLS) and standardized temperament inventories collected repeatedly across infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Temperament: Infancy through Adolescence is an important resource for developmental researchers, clinicians, educators, students, and others interested in how individual differences in children's behavioral styles develop and relate to their development.
Contents:
Pervasiveness of the Temperament Construct 1
Contemporary Interest in the Concept of Temperament 2
Uniqueness of the Fullerton Longitudinal Study for Investigating Temperament 4
The NYLS Framework 7
The Nine NYLS Temperament Dimensions 9
The Concept of Difficult Temperament 12
Other Child-Focused Models of Temperament 12
Introduction to Issues Investigated 13
2. Methodology of the Fullerton Longitudinal Study and Data Analytic Strategy 53
FLS Assessment Waves 53
Participants 53
Delineation of Developmental Eras 55
Tests for Attrition Bias 56
Use of Parent Report Measures 56
Temperament Measures Used in the FLS 58
Measures Collected in Other Developmental Domains and the Environment 61
Intercorrelations Among Temperament Dimension Scores 61
Use of Extreme Temperament Groups 66
3. Consistency and Change in Temperament 71
Issues Investigated 71
Description of Measures Used in the FLS 73
4. Temperament and Behavioral/Emotional Adjustment 99
Issues Investigated 99
Description of Measures Used in the FLS 100
5. Temperament and Intelligence 131
Issues Investigated 131
Description of Measures Used in the FLS 132
6. Temperament in the School Context 157
Issues Investigated 157
Description of Measures Used in the FLS 160
7. Temperament in the Family Context 179
Issues Investigated 179
Description of Measures Used in the FLS 180
8. Temperament in the Extremes
Developmental Trajectories of Infants in Three Temperament Groups 207
Issues Investigated 207
Description of Measures Used in the FLS 209
9. Synthesis and Implications 237
Temperament from Infancy through Adolescence: Pathways and Trajectories 237
Differential Developmental Significance of Temperament Dimensions 241
Implications of Findings Regarding Temperamental Continuity/Stability 247
Temperament as a Precursor of Personality 249
Temperament Dimensions as Sequelae of Earlier Development 250
Evidence that Temperament is a Useful Construct Beyond Parent-Child Interactions/Relationship 251
Temperament in the Classroom 252
Temperament-Environment Interactions 253
Temperament as an Asset and Liability in Development 253
Long-Term Sequelae of Temperament Assessed in Infancy 254
Temperament from Infancy through Adolescence 256.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269) and indexes.
ISBN:
0306476886
OCLC:
51046926

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