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Publication Date: 2011-May
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Longitudinal Stability of Temperamental Exuberance and Social-Emotional Outcomes in Early Childhood
Degnan, Kathryn A.; Hane, Amie Ashley; Henderson, Heather A.; Moas, Olga Lydia; Reeb-Sutherland, Bethany C.; Fox, Nathan A.
Developmental Psychology, v47 n3 p765-780 May 2011
The goals of the current study were to investigate the stability of temperamental exuberance across infancy and toddlerhood and to examine the associations between exuberance and social-emotional outcomes in early childhood. The sample consisted of 291 4-month-olds followed at 9, 24, and 36 months and again at 5 years of age. Behavioral measures of exuberance were collected at 9, 24, and 36 months. At 36 months, frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry was assessed. At 5 years, maternal reports of temperament and behavior problems were collected, as were observational measures of social behavior during an interaction with an unfamiliar peer in the laboratory. Latent profile analysis revealed a high, stable exuberance profile that was associated with greater ratings of 5-year externalizing behavior and surgency, as well as observed disruptive behavior and social competence with unfamiliar peers. These associations were particularly true for children who displayed left frontal EEG asymmetry. Multiple factors supported an approach bias for exuberant temperament but did not differentiate between adaptive and maladaptive social-emotional outcomes at 5 years of age. (Contains 4 figures and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Social Behavior, Young Children, Personality Traits, Profiles, Social Development, Interpersonal Competence, Longitudinal Studies, Emotional Development, Infants, Toddlers, Correlation, Diagnostic Tests, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Mother Attitudes, Peer Relationship
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