Research on the Related Influential Factors of Children's Temperament in China

Objective To understand the related influential factors of children's temperament in China.Methods The number of 5 928 children aged 12~36 months were involved by random cluster sampling from 14 large and medium-sized cities in China.It surveyed related influential factors of children's temperament by China National 12~36 Years old Children's Temperament Scale and Questionnaire.Results There is a significant difference of children's temperament between male and female(χ2 = 12.73,P0.01).The number of the Easy and Inter-Easy type of temperament were more than the other types accounting for 27.4% and 48.8% respectively.The toddler's age,sex,and father's level of education affect the dimensions of their temperament;And their father's occupation,mother's level of education and the age that toddler start going to a nursery affect the toddler's temperament type.Conclusions The majority of the Chinese toddler's temperament type is Easy and Inter-Easy;And the dimensions of temperament is different according to different sex and age;Many synthetically factors affect the temperament of Chinese toddler.