TY - JOUR
T1 - Studying cross-cultural differences in temperament in the first year of life
T2 - United States and Italy
AU - Montirosso, Rosario
AU - Cozzi, Patrizia
AU - Putnam, Samuel P.
AU - Gartstein, Maria A.
AU - Borgatti, Renato
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - An Italian translation of the Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (IBQ-R) was developed and evaluated with 110 infants, demonstrating satisfactory internal consistency, discriminant validity, and construct validity in the form of gender and age differences, as well as factorial integrity. Cross-cultural differences were subsequently evaluated for matched samples of Italian and United States (US) (N = 110) 3-12-month-olds. Across infancy, parents of US infants reported higher levels of activity, high and low intensity pleasure, and vocal reactivity, whereas Italian infants, particularly males, were rated higher on cuddliness. In early infancy only, US infants were viewed as higher on high intensity pleasure and perceptual sensitivity.
AB - An Italian translation of the Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (IBQ-R) was developed and evaluated with 110 infants, demonstrating satisfactory internal consistency, discriminant validity, and construct validity in the form of gender and age differences, as well as factorial integrity. Cross-cultural differences were subsequently evaluated for matched samples of Italian and United States (US) (N = 110) 3-12-month-olds. Across infancy, parents of US infants reported higher levels of activity, high and low intensity pleasure, and vocal reactivity, whereas Italian infants, particularly males, were rated higher on cuddliness. In early infancy only, US infants were viewed as higher on high intensity pleasure and perceptual sensitivity.
KW - cross-cultural differences
KW - infancy
KW - temperament
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U2 - 10.1177/0165025410368944
DO - 10.1177/0165025410368944
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78650447536
VL - 35
SP - 27
EP - 37
JO - International Journal of Behavioral Development
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Development
SN - 0165-0254
IS - 1
ER -