@article{ref1,
title="The structure of temperament in preschoolers: A two-stage factor analytic approach",
journal="Emotion",
year="2012",
author="Dyson, Margaret W. and Olino, Thomas M. and Durbin, C. Emily and Goldsmith, H. Hill and Klein, Daniel N.",
volume="12",
number="1",
pages="44-57",
abstract="The structure of temperament traits in young children has been the subject of extensive debate, with separate models proposing different trait dimensions. This research has relied almost exclusively on parent-report measures. The present study used an alternative approach, a laboratory observational measure, to explore the structure of temperament in preschoolers. A 2-stage factor analytic approach, exploratory factor analyses (n = 274) followed by confirmatory factor analyses (n = 276), was used. We retrieved an adequately fitting model that consisted of 5 dimensions: Sociability, Positive Affect/Interest, Dysphoria, Fear/Inhibition, and Constraint versus Impulsivity. This solution overlaps with, but is also distinct from, the major models derived from parent-report measures. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1528-3542",
doi="10.1037/a0025023",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0025023"
}