<i>SECTION OF PSYCHOLOGY</i>: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN TEMPERAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INFANTS*

Birns, Beverly; Barten, Sybil S.; Bridger, Wagner H.

doi:10.1111/j.2164-0947.1969.tb02026.x

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“…The present study has reported findings which are congruent with other investigations of intrinsic individual differences present at birth (Birns, Barten, & Bridger 1969). Given the fact that neonates remain stable over 2 days despite possible variations in state, the major implication of our findings is that the determinants of visual pursuit transcend momentary physiological conditions.…”

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Individual Differences in the Visual Pursuit Behavior of Neonates

Barten¹,

Birns²,

Ronch³

1971

Child Development

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Individual Differences in the Visual Pursuit Behavior of Neonates

Barten¹,

Birns²,

Ronch³

1971

Child Development

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“…Neonatal temperament has been found to be rel ated to behavi or assessed l ater i n i nfancy. [18][19][20][21] Previ ous research i n thi s l aboratory had found predi cti ve rel ati ons betw een temperament assessed i n the hospi tal nursery and mothers' rati ngs of temperament betw een 6 and 30 months of age for A GA i nfants, w hereas a si mi l ar pattern of predi cti ve rel ati ons w as not demonstrated for the SGA co-tw i ns. 22 In the present study, the predi cti ve rel ati on betw een neonatal reacti vi ty and a l aboratory assessment of temperament w as exami ned for the same sampl e of A GA / SGA co-tw i ns.…”

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Predicting infant temperament from neonatal reactivity for AGA/SGA twin pairs

Riese

1998

Twin Research (1998)

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The pr edi cti ve r el ati on betw een neonatal r eacti vi ty and 12-, 18-, and 24-month temper ament w as assessed for 22 appr opr i ate-for-gestati onal -age (A GA )/smal l -for-gestati onal -age (SGA ) tw i n pai r s. Neonatal r eacti vi ty i ncl uded r ati ngs of vi sual and audi tor y or i enti ng r esponses to a bul l 's-eye, r attl e, bel l , voi ce, and face pl us voi ce combi ned, as w el l as al er tness. I nfant temper ament r ati ngs w er e made of emoti onal tone, acti vi ty, attenti veness, and soci al or i entati on to staff dur i ng ageappr opr i ate acti vi ti es i n the l abor ator y. Ther e w er e no gr oup di ffer ences i n the neonatal or i nfant r ati ngs. For A GA tw i ns, a patter n of pr edi cti ve cor r el ati ons w as obtai ned betw een neonatal r eacti vi ty and temper ament at each age. A si mi l ar pr edi cti ve patter n w as not obser ved for the SGA tw i ns. Gr oup di ffer ences i n r ates of matur ati on r el ated to str esses associ ated w i th i ntr auter i ne gr ow th r etar dati on i nfl uenced the si gni fi cance of the neonatal var i abl es for l ater temper ament devel opment. Keyw or ds: tw i ns, si ze-for-gestati onal -age, neonate, i nfant, temperament, devel opment, ori enti ng, i ntrauteri ne grow th retardati on

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“…The studies of Scarr and Salapatek (1970) and Birns, Barten, and Bridger (1969) support the feasibility of a direct approach to the study of temperament. Scarr and Salapatek retested 34 of the 6-to 18-month-old infants in their study in the six fear situations to test the stability of their fear measures over a two-month interval.…”

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“…Birns (1965) found individual differences in arousal of newborns following auditory and tactile stimulation. In a later study, Birns et al (1969) examined the stability of certain dimensions of temperament from 2 or 3 days of age to 4 months. Their stimuli included a mild stressor: a cold metal disc applied to the infant's abdomen.…”

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Emotion Expressions and Personality Integration in Infancy

Izard

Buechler

1979

Emotions in Personality and Psychopathology

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In this chapter, Dr. Buechler and I suggest some new ways of thinking about emotions in infancy. The concept of emotional development is considered too broad to treat as a single topic. The chapter discusses four developmental processes relating to the emotions and to infant development and infant wellbeing. The expressions of the emotions in infancy are seen as critical in personality integration and the development of infant-parent and other social relationships. The question of the predictive value of emotion response patterns in infancy is placed in perspective, in part by considering the value of studying emotions in infancy apart from the issue of continuity of infant emotion traits. 15Most people agree that emotions play an important role in human development. Many would also agree on a number of other general statements about relationships between emotions, creative activities, conflict, and coping processes. Agreement would be more difficult to obtain, however, when we begin to make more specific statements about how emotions influence other areas of development. Even more controversy would be generated by statements about how emotions in infancy relate to personality and social behavior in later life.Regarding this latter issue, we want to emphasize our belief that prediction of later development is by no means the only justification for studying emotions in infancy. Scientifically, emotions and processes of personality integration in infancy are of interest in their own right. Practically, increased understanding of emotions in infancy should facilitate the nurturance of emotionally, socially, and physically healthy infants, and it is desirable to foster well-being at all ages.We believe that the search for continuities and discontinuities in infancy is very important. We believe that stable individual differences exist, and that those that will be predictive of adaptive and maladaptive personality development will be found in the emotion domain, including emotion-cognition and emotion-behavior relationships. Investigation of these phenomena involves study of infant-environment interactions, a need emphasized by Emde and Robinson (1976). The emotions themselves have a social (expressive, environment-directed, or communicative) aspect and emotion-cognition/behavior

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SECTION OF PSYCHOLOGY: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN TEMPERAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INFANTS*

Cited by 54 publications

References 11 publications

Individual Differences in the Visual Pursuit Behavior of Neonates

Individual Differences in the Visual Pursuit Behavior of Neonates

Predicting infant temperament from neonatal reactivity for AGA/SGA twin pairs

Emotion Expressions and Personality Integration in Infancy

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