Chilean Adaptation and Validation of the Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire-Revised Version.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to develop an adapted version of the Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire-Revised (EATQ-R) that would be valid and reliable for assessing temperament and its components in Chileans between 12 and 18 years of age. Originally, Ellis and Rothbart (2001) developed this questionnaire (EATQ-R) to be used in North American adolescents. For the study in Chile, a translation protocol was developed, to maintain the original instrument's cultural and linguistic equivalence in the adapted version. Psychometric properties of the EATQ-R, such as factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity, were also assessed. The adaption and validation was carried out in two stages, with two different studies. The first study, which included 612 adolescent students fr

SUBMITTER: Hoffmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5742495 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature