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 (2010 Sample Cases)
Table 2.2. Temperament-Activity: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)
Table 2.3. Temperament-Fearfulness: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)
Table 2.4. Temperament-Fearfulness: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)
Table 2.5. Temperament-Positive Affect: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)
Table 2.6. Temperament-Positive Affect: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)
Table 2.7. Temperament-Insecure Attachment: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)
Table 2.8. Temperament-Insecure Attachment: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)
Table 2.9. Temperament-Compliance: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)
Table 2.10. Temperament-Compliance: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)
Table 2.11. Temperament-Sociability: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)
Table 2.12 Temperament-Sociability: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

Table 2.1 Temperament- Activity: Raw Scores by Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)

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


Table 2.2 Temperament-Activity: Raw Scores by Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  1-5 11-15 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 80.2 19.8 100.0 5.8 3.6
Under 1 Year
Total 80.2 19.8 100.0 5.8 3.6
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   100.0 100.0 13.0 0.0
Hispanic Under 1 Year
Total   100.0 100.0 13.0 0.0
White AGE OF CHILD 100.0   100.0 4.0 0.0
Under 1 Year
Total 100.0   100.0 4.0 0.0


Table 2.3 Temperament-Fearfulness: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity(2010 Sample Cases)

  1-5 Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD 2 1 2 3 66.7
Under 1 Year
Total 2 1 2 3 66.7
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 1 1 1 2 50.0
Hispanic Under 1 Year
Total 1 1 1 2 50.0
White AGE OF CHILD 1   1 1 100.0
Under 1 Year
Total 1   1 1 100.0


Table 2.4 Temperament-Fearfulness: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  1-5 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 100.0 100.0 4.0 0.0
Under 1 Year
Total 100.0 100.0 4.0 0.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 100.0 100.0 4.0 0.0
Hispanic Under 1 Year
Total 100.0 100.0 4.0 0.0
White AGE OF CHILD 100.0 100.0 4.0 0.0
Under 1 Year
Total 100.0 100.0 4.0 0.0


Table 2.5 Temperament-Positive Affect: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)

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


Table 2.6 Temperament-Positive Affect: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  1-5 11-15 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 80.2 19.8 100.0 6.5 3.0
Under 1 Year
Total 80.2 19.8 100.0 6.5 3.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   100.0 100.0 12.5 0.5
Hispanic Under 1 Year
Total   100.0 100.0 12.5 0.5
White AGE OF CHILD 100.0   100.0 5.0 0.0
Under 1 Year
Total 100.0   100.0 5.0 0.0


Table 2.7 Temperament-Insecure Attachment: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity
(2010 Sample Cases)

  6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD     3 2 1 6 6 100.0
2 Years
3 Years   2 3 3 2 10 10 100.0
4 Years     5 6 2 13 13 100.0
5 Years   5 9 8 2 24 24 100.0
6 Years 1 4 12 4 1 22 22 100.0
Total 1 11 32 23 8 75 75 100.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD       1   1 1 100.0
Hispanic 3 Years
4 Years     2 1   3 3 100.0
5 Years   2 2 4 1 9 9 100.0
6 Years   2 4 2   8 8 100.0
Total   4 8 8 1 21 21 100.0
Black AGE OF CHILD     1 1   2 2 100.0
2 Years
3 Years     1   2 3 3 100.0
4 Years       2 1 3 3 100.0
5 Years   1 2 3 1 7 7 100.0
6 Years     1 1   2 2 100.0
Total   1 5 7 4 17 17 100.0
White AGE OF CHILD     2 1 1 4 4 100.0
2 Years
3 Years   2 2 2   6 6 100.0
4 Years     3 3 1 7 7 100.0
5 Years   2 5 1   8 8 100.0
6 Years 1 2 7 1 1 12 12 100.0
Total 1 6 19 8 3 37 37 100.0


Table 2.8 Temperament-Insecure Attachment: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD     51.0 20.0 29.0 100.0 21.6 3.6
2 Years
3 Years   27.6 31.2 33.1 8.0 100.0 19.4 5.1
4 Years     43.7 44.0 12.3 100.0 21.1 2.5
5 Years   23.2 49.4 24.8 2.6 100.0 18.5 3.5
6 Years 7.1 19.3 55.0 13.2 5.3 100.0 17.3 4.5
Total 2.2 15.8 47.7 25.5 8.8 100.0 19.1 4.3
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD       100.0   100.0 24.0 0.0
Hispanic 3 Years
4 Years     42.6 57.4   100.0 19.9 1.3
5 Years   20.4 35.0 39.5 5.1 100.0 20.1 3.7
6 Years   20.7 49.1 30.2   100.0 19.1 4.0
Total   17.7 39.2 40.2 2.8 100.0 19.9 3.7
Black AGE OF CHILD     58.2 41.8   100.0 19.7 2.0
2 Years
3 Years     29.6   70.4 100.0 25.1 6.0
4 Years       65.2 34.8 100.0 23.1 2.9
5 Years   15.8 26.4 48.3 9.4 100.0 20.7 3.5
6 Years     51.8 48.2   100.0 20.4 2.5
Total   6.8 29.6 42.2 21.4 100.0 21.7 4.1
White AGE OF CHILD     50.1 17.3 32.6 100.0 21.9 3.6
2 Years
3 Years   31.9 32.2 36.0   100.0 18.5 4.4
4 Years     48.1 41.0 10.9 100.0 21.0 2.5
5 Years   26.0 60.1 13.9   100.0 17.4 2.9
6 Years 8.3 20.0 55.8 9.7 6.2 100.0 16.9 4.6
Total 2.7 16.7 50.9 21.7 8.1 100.0 18.7 4.2


Table 2.9 Temperament- Compliance: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)

  11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD   1 5     6 6 100.0
2 Years
3 Years 1 2 5 2   10 10 100.0
4 Years 1 3 7 2   13 13 100.0
5 Years 2 4 7 9 2 22 24 91.7
6 Years 2 3 8 9   22 22 100.0
Total 6 13 32 22 2 73 75 97.3
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD     1     1 1 100.0
Hispanic 3 Years
4 Years   1 2     3 3 100.0
5 Years 1 3 3 1 1 8 9 88.9
6 Years 2 2 3 1   8 8 100.0
Total 3 6 9 2 1 20 21 95.2
Black AGE OF CHILD     2     2 2 100.0
2 Years
3 Years 1   1 1   3 3 100.0
4 Years   1 1 1   3 3 100.0
5 Years 1   2 4   7 7 100.0
6 Years     2     2 2 100.0
Total 2 1 8 6   17 17 100.0
White AGE OF CHILD   1 3     4 4 100.0
2 Years
3 Years   2 3 1   6 6 100.0
4 Years 1 1 4 1   7 7 100.0
5 Years   1 2 4 1 7 8 87.5
6 Years   1 3 8   12 12 100.0
Total 1 6 15 14 1 36 37 97.3


Table 2.10 Temperament-Compliance: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD   21.8 78.2   100.0 21.1 0.8
2 Years
3 Years 4.1 31.2 45.4 19.3 100.0 22.4 3.6
4 Years 9.4 15.3 60.2 15.1 100.0 22.6 3.7
5 Years 3.4 23.1 29.0 44.5 100.0 24.3 4.5
6 Years 1.6 10.6 26.9 61.0 100.0 25.2 4.4
Total 3.7 18.7 42.2 35.4 100.0 23.6 4.2
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD     100.0   100.0 24.0 0.0
Hispanic 3 Years
4 Years   22.5 77.5   100.0 21.5 1.4
5 Years 5.4 59.8 28.7 6.2 100.0 20.5 3.3
6 Years 15.7 21.9 45.6 16.8 100.0 20.4 4.5
Total 8.1 40.7 42.4 8.8 100.0 20.7 3.6
Black AGE OF CHILD     100.0   100.0 22.4 0.5
2 Years
3 Years 35.9   29.6 34.5 100.0 20.5 6.0
4 Years   34.8 32.9 32.3 100.0 22.9 5.1
5 Years 12.5   35.2 52.3 100.0 24.4 4.6
6 Years     100.0   100.0 23.5 0.5
Total 11.4 5.7 49.6 33.4 100.0 23.1 4.6
White AGE OF CHILD   24.5 75.5   100.0 20.9 0.6
2 Years
3 Years   36.0 46.3 17.8 100.0 22.6 3.1
4 Years 10.9 12.9 61.7 14.5 100.0 22.6 3.6
5 Years   17.8 27.3 54.9 100.0 25.5 4.0
6 Years   9.7 21.5 68.8 100.0 25.8 4.1
Total 2.2 17.7 41.3 38.8 100.0 24.0 4.0


Table 2.11 Temperament- Sociability: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)

  6-10 11-15 Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD 3 7 3 10 13 76.9
4 Years
5 Years 9 13 2 22 24 91.7
6 Years 7 13 2 20 22 90.9
Total 19 33 7 52 59 88.1
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 2   1 2 3 66.7
Hispanic 4 Years
5 Years 3 6   9 9 100.0
6 Years 3 5   8 8 100.0
Total 8 11 1 19 20 95.0
Black AGE OF CHILD 1 2   3 3 100.0
4 Years
5 Years 5 2   7 7 100.0
6 Years   1 1 1 2 50.0
Total 6 5 1 11 12 91.7
White AGE OF CHILD   5 2 5 7 71.4
4 Years
5 Years 1 5 2 6 8 75.0
6 Years 4 7 1 11 12 91.7
Total 5 17 5 22 27 81.5


Table 2.12 Temperament-Sociability: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  6-10 11-15 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 10.3 89.7 100.0 13.4 2.0
4 Years
5 Years 29.2 70.8 100.0 11.5 2.1
6 Years 36.7 63.3 100.0 11.4 2.2
Total 28.4 71.6 100.0 11.9 2.3
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 100.0   100.0 9.3 0.4
Hispanic 4 Years
5 Years 29.4 70.6 100.0 12.1 2.1
6 Years 43.9 56.1 100.0 11.3 2.2
Total 40.6 59.4 100.0 11.6 2.2
Black AGE OF CHILD 34.8 65.2 100.0 11.6 2.5
4 Years
5 Years 66.1 33.9 100.0 9.5 2.0
6 Years   100.0 100.0 15.0 0.0
Total 52.4 47.6 100.0 10.5 2.6
White AGE OF CHILD   100.0 100.0 14.0 1.3
4 Years
5 Years 17.2 82.8 100.0 12.0 1.7
6 Years 36.6 63.4 100.0 11.3 2.1
Total 22.8 77.2 100.0 12.1 2.1