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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Dev Psychol. 2014 Jul 17;12(1):15–28. doi: 10.1080/17405629.2014.937700

Table 3.

Stability of temperament from 6 to 12 months in Netherlands and US.

Scale	Stability (correlations) from 6 to 12 months of age		Difference in Stability (Fisher’s Z)
Scale	Netherlands	U.S.	Difference in Stability (Fisher’s Z)
Surgency	.67	.75	1.24
Approach	.50	.46	−.40
Vocal Reactivity	.49	.66	1.96^*
High Intensity Pleasure	.50	.60	1.10
Smiling and Laughter	.53	.69	1.96^*
Activity Level	.45	.46	.10
Perceptual Sensitivity	.53	.57	.44
Negative Affectivity	.58	.40	−1.82^#
Sadness	.51	.41	−.97
Distress to Limitations	.58	.40	−1.82^#
Fear	.38	.43	.46
Falling Reactivity	.33	.35	.17
Orienting/Regulatory Capacity	.56	.59	.34
Low Intensity Pleasure	.48	.44	−.39
Cuddliness	.39	.58	1.91^#
Duration of Orienting	.42	.54	1.20
Soothability	.49	.41	−.77

Note: Results for factor scores presented in bold. Ns from 162 to 172 in Netherlands sample, n = 92 in US sample.

p < .05,

p < .10