TY - JOUR
T1 - Temperament and friendship in preschool-aged children
AU - Gleason, Tracy R.
AU - Gower, Amy L.
AU - Hohmann, Lisa M.
AU - Gleason, Terry C.
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PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - The influence of three components of temperament (activity level, impulsivity, and soothability) on children's friendships was investigated. Children (40 girls, 35 boys) aged 43 to 69 months responded to a sociometric interview and teachers provided temperament ratings. The probability of children choosing particular classmates as friends was evaluated based on the genders and temperaments of the dyad. A logistic choice model revealed that the choice of friends is highly influenced by gender, high impulsivity, and high soothability. Furthermore, the gender of the chooser and the activity level of the friend interacted such that girls chose low activity level friends and boys chose high activity level friends. In addition, the likelihood of a child being chosen as a friend based on gender and temperament was significantly correlated with popularity for girls, but not for boys.
AB - The influence of three components of temperament (activity level, impulsivity, and soothability) on children's friendships was investigated. Children (40 girls, 35 boys) aged 43 to 69 months responded to a sociometric interview and teachers provided temperament ratings. The probability of children choosing particular classmates as friends was evaluated based on the genders and temperaments of the dyad. A logistic choice model revealed that the choice of friends is highly influenced by gender, high impulsivity, and high soothability. Furthermore, the gender of the chooser and the activity level of the friend interacted such that girls chose low activity level friends and boys chose high activity level friends. In addition, the likelihood of a child being chosen as a friend based on gender and temperament was significantly correlated with popularity for girls, but not for boys.
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U2 - 10.1080/01650250544000116
DO - 10.1080/01650250544000116
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:24044502531
SN - 0165-0254
VL - 29
SP - 336
EP - 344
JO - International Journal of Behavioral Development
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Development
IS - 4
ER -