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-Activity: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)
Table 2.2. Temperament-Activity: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)
Table 2.3. Temperament-Fearfulness: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)
Table 2.4. Temperament-Fearfulness: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)
Table 2.5. Temperament-Positive Affect: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)
Table 2.6. Temperament-Positive Affect: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)
Table 2.7. Temperament-Insecure Attachment: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)
Table 2.8. Temperament-Insecure Attachment: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)
Table 2.9. Temperament-Compliance: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)
Table 2.10. Temperament-Compliance: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)
Table 2.11. Temperament-Sociability: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)
Table 2.12 Temperament-Sociability: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)

Table 2.1 Temperament- Activity: Raw Scores by Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)

  1-5 6-10 11-15 Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD 1 3 1 5 5 100.0
Under 1 Year
Total 1 3 1 5 5 100.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   1 1 2 2 100.0
Black Under 1 Year
Total   1 1 2 2 100.0
White AGE OF CHILD 1 2   3 3 100.0
Under 1 Year
Total 1 2   3 3 100.0


Table 2.2 Temperament-Activity: Raw Scores by Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)

  1-5 6-10 11-15 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 30.8 61.6 7.6 100.0 6.4 1.5
Under 1 Year
Total 30.8 61.6 7.6 100.0 6.4 1.5
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   48.0 52.0 100.0 8.6 2.5
Black Under 1 Year
Total   48.0 52.0 100.0 8.6 2.5
White AGE OF CHILD 36.1 63.9   100.0 6.0 0.9
Under 1 Year
Total 36.1 63.9   100.0 6.0 0.9


Table 2.3 Temperament-Fearfulness: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity(2008 Sample Cases)

  1-5 6-10 11-15 Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD   2 3 5 5 100.0
Under 1 Year
1 Year 2 7 1 10 10 100.0
Total 2 9 4 15 15 100.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   1   1 1 100.0
Hispanic 1 Year
Total   1   1 1 100.0
Black AGE OF CHILD     2 2 2 100.0
Under 1 Year
1 Year 1 1   2 2 100.0
Total 1 1 2 4 4 100.0
White AGE OF CHILD   2 1 3 3 100.0
Under 1 Year
1 Year 1 5 1 7 7 100.0
Total 1 7 2 10 10 100.0


Table 2.4 Temperament-Fearfulness: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)

  1-5 6-10 11-15 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD   62.8 37.2 100.0 8.1 2.8
Under 1 Year
1 Year 21.0 69.0 10.0 100.0 8.2 2.6
Total 14.4 67.1 18.6 100.0 8.2 2.7
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   100.0   100.0 10.0 0.0
Hispanic 1 Year
Total   100.0   100.0 10.0 0.0
Black AGE OF CHILD     100.0 100.0 12.5 0.5
Under 1 Year
1 Year 46.1 53.9   100.0 6.6 1.5
Total 22.2 25.9 51.8 100.0 9.7 3.1
White AGE OF CHILD   73.6 26.4 100.0 7.3 2.2
Under 1 Year
1 Year 19.6 69.5 10.9 100.0 8.3 2.7
Total 13.8 70.7 15.5 100.0 8.0 2.6


Table 2.5 Temperament-Positive Affect: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)

  6-10 11-15 Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD 2 3 5 5 100.0
Under 1 Year
1 Year   10 10 10 100.0
Total 2 13 15 15 100.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   1 1 1 100.0
Hispanic 1 Year
Total   1 1 1 100.0
Black AGE OF CHILD   2 2 2 100.0
Under 1 Year
1 Year   2 2 2 100.0
Total   4 4 4 100.0
White AGE OF CHILD 2 1 3 3 100.0
Under 1 Year
1 Year   7 7 7 100.0
Total 2 8 10 10 100.0


Table 2.6 Temperament-Positive Affect: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)

  6-10 11-15 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 62.8 37.2 100.0 10.6 3.5
Under 1 Year
1 Year   100.0 100.0 13.6 1.3
Total 19.8 80.2 100.0 12.7 2.6
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   100.0 100.0 13.0 0.0
Hispanic 1 Year
Total   100.0 100.0 13.0 0.0
Black AGE OF CHILD   100.0 100.0 15.0 0.0
Under 1 Year
1 Year   100.0 100.0 12.0 0.0
Total   100.0 100.0 13.6 1.5
White AGE OF CHILD 73.6 26.4 100.0 9.9 3.2
Under 1 Year
1 Year   100.0 100.0 13.8 1.3
Total 22.0 78.0 100.0 12.6 2.7


Table 2.7 Temperament-Insecure Attachment: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity
(2008 Sample Cases)

  6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD 2 1   6 2   1 11 12 91.7
2 Years
3 Years 1 4 4 5 4 1 2 19 21 90.5
4 Years 1 3 11 8 1     24 24 100.0
5 Years 2 7 20 7 4 1 2 41 43 95.3
6 Years   10 30 13 4   2 57 59 96.6
Total 6 25 65 39 15 2 7 152 159 95.6
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 1     1 1     3 3 100.0
Hispanic 2 Years
3 Years   1   2 3   2 6 8 75.0
4 Years 1   4 3       8 8 100.0
5 Years   1 4 1 1 1 1 8 9 88.9
6 Years   5 3 4 2     14 14 100.0
Total 2 7 11 11 7 1 3 39 42 92.9
Black AGE OF CHILD       2 1   1 3 4 75.0
2 Years
3 Years 1   2 1   1   5 5 100.0
4 Years       3       3 3 100.0
5 Years   3 7 1 1     12 12 100.0
6 Years   3 4 4 1     12 12 100.0
Total 1 6 13 11 3 1 1 35 36 97.2
White AGE OF CHILD 1 1   3       5 5 100.0
2 Years
3 Years   3 2 2 1     8 8 100.0
4 Years   3 7 2 1     13 13 100.0
5 Years 2 3 9 5 2   1 21 22 95.5
6 Years   2 23 5 1   2 31 33 93.9
Total 3 12 41 17 5   3 78 81 96.3


Table 2.8 Temperament-Insecure Attachment: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)

  6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 20.8 12.1   59.2 8.0   100.0 18.0 6.4
2 Years
3 Years 2.5 32.6 22.9 26.4 11.7 4.0 100.0 18.9 5.4
4 Years 0.6 23.1 46.0 23.7 6.5   100.0 18.6 4.0
5 Years 8.0 14.3 41.1 24.5 11.5 0.6 100.0 19.1 4.9
6 Years   10.0 66.3 19.6 4.1   100.0 18.8 3.2
Total 4.2 16.0 46.1 25.3 7.7 0.6 100.0 18.8 4.4
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 14.9     47.0 38.1   100.0 22.3 6.3
Hispanic 2 Years
3 Years   39.1   33.1 27.8   100.0 20.6 5.6
4 Years 7.6   59.7 32.7     100.0 18.7 4.1
5 Years   11.1 33.8 35.0 10.2 9.9 100.0 21.5 4.5
6 Years   27.7 19.6 39.6 13.1   100.0 19.9 4.6
Total 2.6 19.2 23.4 36.9 15.6 2.2 100.0 20.4 5.0
Black AGE OF CHILD       64.8 35.2   100.0 24.1 3.0
2 Years
3 Years 18.9   37.4 12.9   30.8 100.0 21.3 8.3
4 Years       100.0     100.0 23.9 1.4
5 Years   23.1 55.2 12.0 9.7   100.0 19.0 4.1
6 Years   26.0 31.8 36.3 5.9   100.0 18.6 3.7
Total 2.7 16.9 35.3 32.5 8.1 4.4 100.0 20.0 5.0
White AGE OF CHILD 24.5 15.4   60.1     100.0 16.5 5.9
2 Years
3 Years   37.1 24.8 27.5 10.6   100.0 18.1 4.4
4 Years   27.0 47.7 17.7 7.6   100.0 18.3 3.9
5 Years 9.9 13.2 39.5 25.6 11.8   100.0 18.9 5.0
6 Years   6.5 74.6 15.8 3.1   100.0 18.8 2.9
Total 4.5 15.6 49.8 23.2 6.9   100.0 18.5 4.2


Table 2.9 Temperament- Compliance: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)

  6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD   3 4 3   2 10 12 83.3
2 Years
3 Years 1 1 6 9 4   21 21 100.0
4 Years     5 10 9   24 24 100.0
5 Years   2 7 19 14 1 42 43 97.7
6 Years   3 14 20 19 3 56 59 94.9
Total 1 9 36 61 46 6 153 159 96.2
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   1 1 1     3 3 100.0
Hispanic 2 Years
3 Years 1   3 2 2   8 8 100.0
4 Years     2 4 2   8 8 100.0
5 Years     1 5 3   9 9 100.0
6 Years     2 4 7 1 13 14 92.9
Total 1 1 9 16 14 1 41 42 97.6
Black AGE OF CHILD     1 1   2 2 4 50.0
2 Years
3 Years   1 2 2     5 5 100.0
4 Years     1   2   3 3 100.0
5 Years   1 1 4 5 1 11 12 91.7
6 Years   1 3 4 4   12 12 100.0
Total   3 8 11 11 3 33 36 91.7
White AGE OF CHILD   2 2 1     5 5 100.0
2 Years
3 Years     1 5 2   8 8 100.0
4 Years     2 6 5   13 13 100.0
5 Years   1 5 10 6   22 22 100.0
6 Years   2 9 12 8 2 31 33 93.9
Total   5 19 34 21 2 79 81 97.5


Table 2.10 Temperament-Compliance: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)

  6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD   38.8 35.0 26.1   100.0 18.1 3.1
2 Years
3 Years 1.0 3.0 20.0 50.5 25.4 100.0 22.4 3.6
4 Years     15.7 47.0 37.3 100.0 23.1 3.2
5 Years   4.0 20.3 44.3 31.3 100.0 23.2 4.1
6 Years   5.5 27.6 38.9 28.0 100.0 22.4 4.0
Total 0.1 6.2 23.2 42.2 28.2 100.0 22.4 4.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   47.0 14.9 38.1   100.0 17.6 3.4
Hispanic 2 Years
3 Years 5.6   39.7 19.7 34.9 100.0 21.7 5.4
4 Years     19.5 58.2 22.3 100.0 22.9 2.3
5 Years     7.8 47.9 44.3 100.0 24.1 2.4
6 Years     15.9 35.2 48.9 100.0 24.2 3.5
Total 1.4 4.2 20.3 38.0 36.1 100.0 22.8 4.2
Black AGE OF CHILD     48.6 51.4   100.0 20.1 2.0
2 Years
3 Years   24.6 31.7 43.7   100.0 19.2 3.4
4 Years     33.6   66.4 100.0 24.4 5.3
5 Years   6.8 9.0 39.1 45.1 100.0 24.1 4.1
6 Years   6.3 18.5 42.4 32.8 100.0 23.1 4.1
Total   8.3 20.5 38.0 33.2 100.0 22.8 4.4
White AGE OF CHILD   41.2 36.6 22.2   100.0 18.0 3.0
2 Years
3 Years     12.7 59.8 27.5 100.0 23.2 2.5
4 Years     14.1 49.1 36.8 100.0 23.0 3.1
5 Years   4.0 22.9 44.7 28.4 100.0 22.9 4.2
6 Years   5.9 29.7 38.8 25.7 100.0 22.2 4.0
Total   6.2 23.9 43.2 26.7 100.0 22.4 3.9


Table 2.11 Temperament- Sociability: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)

  1-5 6-10 11-15 Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD   6 13 5 19 24 79.2
4 Years
5 Years 1 18 17 7 36 43 83.7
6 Years   14 34 11 48 59 81.4
Total 1 38 64 23 103 126 81.7
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   5 2 1 7 8 87.5
Hispanic 4 Years
5 Years   7 1 1 8 9 88.9
6 Years   2 9 3 11 14 78.6
Total   14 12 5 26 31 83.9
Black AGE OF CHILD     1 2 1 3 33.3
4 Years
5 Years   4 4 4 8 12 66.7
6 Years   2 9 1 11 12 91.7
Total   6 14 7 20 27 74.1
White AGE OF CHILD   1 10 2 11 13 84.6
4 Years
5 Years 1 7 12 2 20 22 90.9
6 Years   10 16 7 26 33 78.8
Total 1 18 38 11 57 68 83.8


Table 2.12 Temperament-Sociability: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)

  1-5 6-10 11-15 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD   12.6 87.4 100.0 13.3 2.0
4 Years
5 Years 3.6 39.0 57.4 100.0 11.5 2.9
6 Years   35.5 64.5 100.0 11.7 2.5
Total 1.4 32.6 66.0 100.0 11.9 2.7
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   67.1 32.9 100.0 10.7 2.2
Hispanic 4 Years
5 Years   89.8 10.2 100.0 9.3 1.0
6 Years   19.8 80.2 100.0 13.3 2.2
Total   55.9 44.1 100.0 11.3 2.6
Black AGE OF CHILD     100.0 100.0 12.0 0.0
4 Years
5 Years   45.5 54.5 100.0 11.8 3.2
6 Years   17.7 82.3 100.0 11.2 1.4
Total   28.5 71.5 100.0 11.5 2.3
White AGE OF CHILD   7.1 92.9 100.0 13.6 1.7
4 Years
5 Years 4.3 33.9 61.8 100.0 11.7 2.9
6 Years   39.0 61.0 100.0 11.6 2.6
Total 1.6 31.0 67.4 100.0 12.0 2.7