Temperament

A measure of behavioral style (activity, predictability, positive affect, fearfulness, compliance, and insecure attachment) for children ages 3-6 years, these scales are based on Rothbart's Infant Behavior Questionnaire, with items from Campos and Kagan's compliance scale, and other items from Campos. These are part of the Mother Supplement.

Table 2.1. Temperament-Insecure Attachment: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)
Table 2.2. Temperament-Insecure Attachment: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)
Table 2.3. Temperament-Compliance: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)
Table 2.4. Temperament-Compliance: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)
Table 2.5. Temperament-Sociability: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)
Table 2.6 Temperament-Sociability: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

Table 2.1 Temperament-Insecure Attachment: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity
(2006 Sample Cases)

  6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD   2 5 9 3   1 19 20 95.0
2 Years
3 Years   3 16 19 6 1 1 45 46 97.8
4 Years 1 7 27 13 2   2 50 52 96.2
5 Years   9 36 28 6     79 79 100.0
6 Years 2 21 46 28 6 2 3 105 108 97.2
Total 3 42 130 97 23 3 7 298 305 97.7
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD     3 3 3     9 9 100.0
Hispanic 2 Years
3 Years   1 3 2 2 1   9 9 100.0
4 Years 1 3 4 3 1   1 12 13 92.3
5 Years   2 7 7 2     18 18 100.0
6 Years   6 7 9 4   3 26 29 89.7
Total 1 12 24 24 12 1 4 74 78 94.9
Black AGE OF CHILD     5 4 1   1 10 11 90.9
3 Years
4 Years     6 5       11 11 100.0
5 Years   1 13 8 2     24 24 100.0
6 Years   3 9 5 2 1   20 20 100.0
Total   4 33 22 5 1 1 65 66 98.5
White AGE OF CHILD   2 2 6     1 10 11 90.9
2 Years
3 Years   2 8 13 3     26 26 100.0
4 Years   4 17 5 1   1 27 28 96.4
5 Years   6 16 13 2     37 37 100.0
6 Years 2 12 30 14   1   59 59 100.0
Total 2 26 73 51 6 1 2 159 161 98.8


Table 2.2 Temperament-Insecure Attachment: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

  6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD   17.5 18.3 59.9 4.3   100.0 20.6 3.8
2 Years
3 Years   6.8 33.5 46.7 12.3 0.6 100.0 21.2 3.9
4 Years 0.4 12.3 59.9 23.5 3.9   100.0 19.0 3.4
5 Years   14.1 45.6 34.5 5.8   100.0 19.7 4.0
6 Years 2.3 19.1 48.5 26.6 1.9 1.6 100.0 18.7 4.1
Total 0.9 14.7 45.2 33.5 5.0 0.7 100.0 19.6 4.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD     34.6 33.7 31.7   100.0 23.3 3.6
Hispanic 2 Years
3 Years   4.9 45.9 23.4 17.0 8.8 100.0 21.8 5.1
4 Years 4.7 20.3 38.9 21.7 14.3   100.0 19.3 4.5
5 Years   9.4 43.6 34.5 12.4   100.0 20.1 3.7
6 Years   23.4 27.6 35.4 13.7   100.0 20.5 4.3
Total 0.8 14.0 37.0 30.9 16.0 1.3 100.0 20.7 4.4
Black AGE OF CHILD     51.1 40.3 8.7   100.0 20.5 3.9
3 Years
4 Years     50.4 49.6     100.0 19.9 3.3
5 Years   4.1 55.6 33.0 7.3   100.0 20.3 3.6
6 Years   15.2 39.6 27.3 12.5 5.4 100.0 20.2 5.0
Total   6.1 49.2 35.2 7.9 1.6 100.0 20.2 4.1
White AGE OF CHILD   20.3 15.7 64.0     100.0 20.1 3.6
2 Years
3 Years   7.7 30.6 49.3 12.3   100.0 21.3 3.8
4 Years   13.0 63.1 20.5 3.4   100.0 18.9 3.3
5 Years   16.3 44.0 34.7 4.9   100.0 19.5 4.1
6 Years 2.7 19.2 51.0 25.8   1.4 100.0 18.5 3.9
Total 1.0 15.7 45.5 33.6 3.7 0.5 100.0 19.4 4.0


Table 2.3 Temperament- Compliance: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)

  6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD   1 5 9 4 1 19 20 95.0
2 Years
3 Years   6 9 16 12 3 43 46 93.5
4 Years   4 11 22 14 1 51 52 98.1
5 Years 2 5 9 28 33 2 77 79 97.5
6 Years 2 3 19 28 51 5 103 108 95.4
Total 4 19 53 103 114 12 293 305 96.1
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD     2 3 3 1 8 9 88.9
Hispanic 2 Years
3 Years   2 1 1 3 2 7 9 77.8
4 Years   2 1 6 3 1 12 13 92.3
5 Years 2 2 3 6 5   18 18 100.0
6 Years 1 1 4 8 12 3 26 29 89.7
Total 3 7 11 24 26 7 71 78 91.0
Black AGE OF CHILD   2 3 3 3   11 11 100.0
3 Years
4 Years   2   7 2   11 11 100.0
5 Years   2 4 8 8 2 22 24 91.7
6 Years 1   4 5 10   20 20 100.0
Total 1 6 11 23 23 2 64 66 97.0
White AGE OF CHILD   1 3 6 1   11 11 100.0
2 Years
3 Years   2 5 12 6 1 25 26 96.2
4 Years     10 9 9   28 28 100.0
5 Years   1 2 14 20   37 37 100.0
6 Years   2 11 15 29 2 57 59 96.6
Total   6 31 56 65 3 158 161 98.1


Table 2.4 Temperament-Compliance: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

  6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD   6.8 31.7 51.2 10.3 100.0 21.6 3.7
2 Years
3 Years   9.5 20.2 41.8 28.5 100.0 22.7 4.7
4 Years   2.8 29.1 36.8 31.3 100.0 22.6 4.1
5 Years 0.7 3.6 7.2 38.8 49.7 100.0 24.5 4.0
6 Years 0.9 3.3 18.8 26.5 50.5 100.0 24.3 4.4
Total 0.5 4.5 18.6 35.5 40.9 100.0 23.6 4.4
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD     24.5 36.9 38.6 100.0 22.6 3.6
Hispanic 2 Years
3 Years   24.9 9.2 5.8 60.1 100.0 23.5 6.6
4 Years   16.8 8.7 54.1 20.4 100.0 21.6 3.5
5 Years 9.4 12.0 16.5 36.4 25.8 100.0 21.3 5.7
6 Years 2.9 2.7 14.9 30.7 48.8 100.0 24.4 4.8
Total 3.4 10.1 14.5 33.7 38.3 100.0 22.8 5.2
Black AGE OF CHILD   15.6 27.0 23.7 33.7 100.0 21.7 5.2
3 Years
4 Years   15.0   62.0 23.0 100.0 22.2 4.9
5 Years   8.9 16.9 41.1 33.1 100.0 23.1 4.7
6 Years 8.1   20.8 25.7 45.4 100.0 23.4 6.1
Total 2.5 8.4 17.0 36.8 35.3 100.0 22.8 5.3
White AGE OF CHILD   7.7 32.6 52.9 6.8 100.0 21.5 3.7
2 Years
3 Years   7.6 20.1 46.7 25.6 100.0 22.7 4.4
4 Years     34.5 32.1 33.3 100.0 22.8 4.0
5 Years   2.0 4.8 38.7 54.5 100.0 25.0 3.4
6 Years   3.7 19.0 26.3 51.1 100.0 24.3 4.1
Total   3.6 19.2 35.5 41.8 100.0 23.8 4.1


Table 2.5 Temperament- Sociability: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)

  1-5 6-10 11-15 Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD   8 35 9 43 52 82.7
4 Years
5 Years 1 26 44 8 71 79 89.9
6 Years 2 30 67 9 99 108 91.7
Total 3 64 146 26 213 239 89.1
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   2 9 2 11 13 84.6
Hispanic 4 Years
5 Years   5 12 1 17 18 94.4
6 Years 1 10 14 4 25 29 86.2
Total 1 17 35 7 53 60 88.3
Black AGE OF CHILD   1 7 3 8 11 72.7
4 Years
5 Years   10 10 4 20 24 83.3
6 Years 1 9 10   20 20 100.0
Total 1 20 27 7 48 55 87.3
White AGE OF CHILD   5 19 4 24 28 85.7
4 Years
5 Years 1 11 22 3 34 37 91.9
6 Years   11 43 5 54 59 91.5
Total 1 27 84 12 112 124 90.3


Table 2.6 Temperament-Sociability: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

  1-5 6-10 11-15 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD   19.8 80.2 100.0 12.4 2.2
4 Years
5 Years 2.0 36.4 61.6 100.0 11.8 2.9
6 Years 0.5 23.1 76.5 100.0 12.5 2.6
Total 0.9 26.8 72.3 100.0 12.2 2.7
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   24.8 75.2 100.0 12.4 2.5
Hispanic 4 Years
5 Years   25.4 74.6 100.0 12.7 2.6
6 Years 3.1 38.2 58.7 100.0 11.5 3.1
Total 1.3 30.8 67.9 100.0 12.1 2.9
Black AGE OF CHILD   8.9 91.1 100.0 12.6 1.7
4 Years
5 Years   48.0 52.0 100.0 11.4 2.6
6 Years 3.3 47.1 49.6 100.0 11.4 2.9
Total 1.4 41.8 56.8 100.0 11.6 2.7
White AGE OF CHILD   20.2 79.8 100.0 12.4 2.2
4 Years
5 Years 2.5 35.6 61.9 100.0 11.8 2.9
6 Years   19.4 80.6 100.0 12.7 2.5
Total 0.8 24.7 74.5 100.0 12.3 2.6