Temperament and Gender: Correlates of Toddler Social Competence |
| |
| Authors: | David K. Carson Betty S. Wagner Ned W. Schultz |
| |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Child Development and Family Science , North Dakota State University , USA;2. Department of Human Development and Family Studies , Texas Tech University , USA;3. Psychology and Human Development , California Polytechnic State University , USA |
| |
| Abstract: | The relation between temperament, gender, and social competence was examined in a sample of 202 children ranging from 12 to 36 months of age. Gender and specific characteristics of temperament corresponded more with toddler social competence than did a more general style of temperament. Females were rated by mothers and group caregivers as more socially competent than males on all four measures used in the study and significantly more so on three of these measures. Characteristics of temperament most closely associated with toddler social competence were approach/withdrawal, adaptability to change, and general quality of mood. |
| |
| Keywords: | Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance self-concept young children |
|
|
