Early temperament and physical health in school-age children: Applying a short temperament measure in a population-based cohort.

ABSTRACT: Temperament has drawn considerable attention in the understanding of behavioural problems and psychopathology across developmental stages. However, less of a focus has been placed on the role of temperament in physical aspects of health. We aimed to examine the relations between early temperament traits and physical health in school-age children. This study used longitudinal data of 18,994 children (52.4% boys) born in 2005 from the Taiwan Birth Cohort Study, in which follow-up surveys were conducted via face-to-face interviews with the child's caregiver. Temperament at 5.5 years of age was assessed using a nine-item measure, and two higher-order temperament traits, surgency and regulation, were derived through confirmatory factor analysis. Physical health outcomes at age 8 included caregi

SUBMITTER: Wu JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10202300 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature