Table 3.

Infant temperament scores on the 14 dimensions of the IBQ-R.

Temperament dimension	Mean (standard deviation)
Surgency/Extraversion
Approach	5.23 (0.95)
Vocal reactivity	4.63 (1.01)
High intensity pleasure	5.86 (0.82)
Smiling and laughter	4.59 (1.04)
Activity level	3.89 (0.95)
Perceptual sensitivity	3.48 (1.60)
Negative affectivity
Sadness	3.14 (1.05)
Distress to limitations	3.59 (1.10)
Fear	2.61 (1.16)
Falling reactivity (reverse coded)	5.38 (0.94)
Orienting/Regulatory capacity
Low intensity pleasure	5.45 (0.88)
Cuddliness	6.04 (0.73)
Duration of orienting	4.30 (1.19)
Soothability	5.76 (0.82)