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Protocol - Temperament - Adolescent

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Description

The Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire (EATQ-R) is a 65-item self- or parent-report questionnaire that measures the 11 dimensions of temperament (activation control, activity level, affiliation, attention, fear, frustration, high-intensity pleasure, inhibitory control, perceptual sensitivity, pleasure sensitivity, and shyness) and the 2 dimensions of behavior (aggression and depressive mood). Participants are asked to read each description of behavior and indicate how many times in the past week the behavior was exhibited. Participants should circle the frequency on a 7-point Likert scale (never, very rarely, less than half the time, half the time, more than half the time, almost always, always).

Specific Instructions

None

Availability

Available

Protocol

The Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire (EATQ-R) may be obtained by completing the request form on Mary Rothbart’s website (http://www.bowdoin.edu/~sputnam/rothbart-temperament-questionnaires/) and sending the form to the contact person indicated. Information about scoring the instrument is also available by request.

Personnel and Training Required

None

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements
Requirement CategoryRequired
Major equipment No
Specialized training No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual Yes
Mode of Administration

Self- or proxy-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Child, Adolescent

Participants

Adolescents aged 9-15 years

Selection Rationale

The Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire (EATQ-R) is a revision of an instrument that has been used successfully since 1992 and has been translated into nine languages. The instrument was revised in 2002 to add two behavioral scales.

Language

English, Other languages available at source

Standards
StandardNameIDSource
Human Phenotype Ontology Mood swings HP:0000720 HPO
Human Phenotype Ontology Mood changes HP:0001575 HPO
Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Expert Review Panel 4 (ERP 4) reviewed the measures in the Neurology, Psychiatric, and Psychosocial domains.

Guidance from ERP 4 included the following:

· No changes

Protocol Name from Source

Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire (EATQ-R)

Source

Capaldi, D. M., & Rothbart, M. K. (1992). Development and validation of an early adolescent temperament measure. Journal of Early Adolescence, 12, 153-173.

Ellis, L. K. (2002). Individual differences and adolescent psychological development (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.

Ellis, L. K., & Rothbart, M. K. (2001, April). Revision of the Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire. Poster presented at the 2001 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

General References

Creemers, H., Dikstra, J., Vollebergh, W., Ormel, J., Verhulst, F., & Juizink, A. (2010). Predicting life-time and regular cannabis use during adolescence: The roles of temperament and peer substance use: The TRAILS study. Addiction, 105, 699-708.

Rothbart, M. K., Ahadi, S. A., & Hershey, K. L. (1994). Temperament and social behavior in childhood. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 40, 21-39.

Rothbart, M. K., & Bates, J. E. (1998). Temperament. In W. Damon (Series Ed.) & N. Eisenberg (Vol. Ed.), Handbook of child psychology: Vol. 3. Social, emotional and personality development (5th ed., pp. 105-176). New York: Wiley.

Willem, L., Bijttebier, P., & Claes, L. (2010). Reactive and self-regulatory temperament dimensions in relation to alcohol use in adolescence. Addictive Behaviors, 35, 1029-1035.

Protocol ID

181104

Variables
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Psychosocial
Measure Name

Temperament

Release Date

December 13, 2010

Definition

This is a measure used to assess individual differences in emotional and motor reactivity and the attentional capacities that support self-regulation in children.

Purpose

Temperament includes several dimensions of emotion and reactivity that are part of a person’s personality. Maturation and life experiences change these dimensions as a person ages. These dimensions can be measured via questionnaires, and the results may be correlated with changes in personality and behaviors later in life.

Keywords

Psychosocial, affect, behavior, mood, impulsivity, personality

Measure Protocols
Protocol ID Protocol Name
181101 Temperament - Child
181102 Temperament - Early Childhood
181103 Temperament - Infant
181104 Temperament - Adolescent
181105 Temperament - Adult
Publications

Moore, T. M., et al. (2020) Development of a scale battery for rapid assessment of risk and resilience. Psychiatry Research. 2020 June; 288: 10. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112996