@article{ref1,
title="The structural and rank-order stability of temperament in young children based on a laboratory-observational measure",
journal="Psychological assessment",
year="2015",
author="Dyson, Margaret W. and Olino, Thomas M. and Durbin, C. Emily and Goldsmith, H. Hill and Bufferd, Sara J. and Miller, Anna R. and Klein, Daniel N.",
volume="27",
number="4",
pages="1388-1401",
abstract="It is generally assumed that temperament traits exhibit structural and rank-order stability over time. Most of the research on structural and rank-order stability has relied on parent-report measures. The present study used an alternative approach, a laboratory-observational measure (Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery [Lab-TAB]), to examine the structural and rank-order stability of temperament traits in a community sample of young children (N = 447). Using structural equation modeling (SEM), we found that a similar 5-factor structure consisting of the dimensions of positive affect (PA)/interest, sociability, dysphoria, fear/inhibition, and impulsivity versus constraint provided an adequate fit to the data at both age 3 and 6 years, suggesting good structural stability. Moreover, all 5 latent factors exhibited significant, albeit modest, rank-order stability from age 3 to 6. In addition, there were significant heterotypic associations of age-3 sociability with age-6 PA/interest, and age-3 impulsivity versus constraint with age-6 fear/inhibition. (PsycINFO Database Record<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1040-3590",
doi="10.1037/pas0000104",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0000104"
}