Table 2.
Child temperament between age 6 and 24 months.
| Temperament Outcome | 6 Month | 12 Month | 18 Month | 24 Month | ||||
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Activity Levela | 4.10 | 1.16 | 4.26 | 1.02 | 4.69 | 1.12 | 4.80 | 1.21 |
| Approacha | 5.32 | 1.25 | 5.89 | 0.92 | 5.12 | 1.21 | 5.33 | 1.07 |
| Cuddlinessc | 5.68 | 0.95 | 5.20 | 1.06 | 5.20 | 0.98 | 5.31 | 0.94 |
| Distress to Limitationsb | 3.88 | 1.23 | 4.38 | 1.12 | 3.63 | 1.29 | 3.79 | 1.32 |
| Duration of Orientationc | 4.65 | 1.40 | 4.71 | 1.33 | 4.64 | 0.94 | 4.63 | 0.89 |
| Falling Reactivityb | 4.98 | 1.08 | 4.88 | 0.97 | 4.73 | 1.05 | 4.86 | 1.04 |
| Fearfulnessb | 3.26 | 1.41 | 3.91 | 1.31 | 2.78 | 1.18 | 2.69 | 1.12 |
| Sadnessb | 3.48 | 1.22 | 3.62 | 1.16 | 3.03 | 1.11 | 2.84 | 1.08 |
| High-Intensity Pleasurea | 6.14 | 1.02 | 6.45 | 0.73 | 4.90 | 1.34 | 5.07 | 1.27 |
| Low-Intensity Pleasurec | 5.65 | 0.92 | 5.53 | 1.01 | 5.09 | 1.10 | 5.23 | 1.20 |
| Perceptual Sensitivitya,b | 4.49 | 1.60 | 4.97 | 1.40 | 4.50 | 1.28 | 4.64 | 1.32 |
a
Subscales loaded on the Surgency/Positive Affectivity.
b
Subscales loaded on the Negative Affect.
c
Subscales loaded on the Regulatory Capacity/Effortful Control.