Analysis of temperament characteristics of 206 infants aged 5～11 months

【Objective】 To investigate temperament characteristics of infants and guide parents to rear the infants and develop a good emotional response. 【Method】 206 infants were surveyed with Carey's Temperament Questionnaire Scale. 【Results】 The proportion of infants with different temperament types in this district was 36.2% for easy type and 41.4% intermediate low child type,8.6% for difficult type and 6.7% for intermediate high child type and 7.1% for slow-to-warm up type of temperament.There were significant the cesarean section group and the spontaneous delivery group in distribution of all temperament types(χ2=10.391,P=0.034).There were no significant differences in gender dimensions of infant temperament(all P0.05).There were no significant gender differences in distribution of all temperament types(χ2=5.002,P=0.287). 【Conclusion】 To carry out the work of early childhood development more attention should be paied to early childhood temperament characteristics.