Table 3.
Mean temperament scale score (z score) for Each Cluster: 7 cluster model.
| Cluster | act1 | soc | pos | neg | dis | inhfer | Cluster size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | |||||||
| 1 | −0.28 | −0.35 | −0.34 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 328 | 41.2 |
| 2 | −0.39 | −0.05 | 0.32 | -0.95 2 | −0.59 | −0.23 | 147 | 18.4 |
| 3 | 1.15 2 | 1.57 | 1.70 | −1.19 | −1.27 | −1.32 | 99 | 12.4 |
| 4 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.64 | 0.07 | 0.33 | −0.62 | 80 | 10.0 |
| 5 | 0.81 | 0.37 | −0.76 | 1.51 | 0.72 | −0.50 | 58 | 7.3 |
| 6 | −1.59 | −1.70 | −0.73 | −0.32 | 0.30 | 1.61 | 48 | 6.0 |
| 7 | −0.59 | −1.56 | −2.09 | 1.79 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 37 | 4.6 |
| Variances3 | 0.45 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.43 | ||
act, activity level; soc, sociability; pos, positive emotionality; neg, negative emotionality; dis, distractibility; inh/fer, inhibition/fearfulness.
Means in bold are + 0.70 SD and means underlined are − 0.70 SD. These means are highlighted simply to aid the reader in seeing the primary characteristics that differentiate one cluster from another.
Variances around the mean for each temperament score is assumed to be the same for all profiles.
N = 797