Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Temperament Dimensions at age 9, 18, and 27 Months

	Min.	Max.	M	SD
Age 9 Months
Activity Level	−2.17	2.82	0.00	0.84
Distress to Limitations	−2.83	3.03	0.00	0.89
Distress to Novelty	−2.44	2.89	−0.01	0.90
Duration of Orienting	−2.34	2.80	−0.01	0.87
Smiling and Laughter	−3.55	1.92	−0.01	0.88
Soothability	−3.92	2.42	−0.01	0.87
Age 18 Months
Activity Level	−2.46	3.00	0.00	0.87
Anger	−2.38	2.99	0.00	0.88
Fear	−2.57	2.57	0.01	0.91
Interest	−2.34	2.79	0.00	0.85
Pleasure	−2.42	2.13	−0.01	0.84
Age 27 Months
Activity Level	−2.86	3.02	0.00	0.88
Anger	−2.37	2.77	0.00	0.87
Fear	−2.53	2.97	0.00	0.91
Interest	−2.62	2.37	0.02	0.89
Pleasure	−3.13	2.52	0.02	0.86