Exploratory factor analysis of human infant temperament in the rhesus monkey

Infant Behav Dev. 2010 Feb;33(1):111-4. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2009.11.005. Epub 2009 Dec 28.

Abstract

The triadic model of human infant temperament, involving Negative Affectivity, Orienting/Regulation, and Surgency/Extraversion factors, was applied to the rhesus neonate using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Replicating and expanding earlier work in rhesus monkeys, the three-factor solution produced latent constructs comparable to human neonatal temperament.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn / psychology*
  • Attention
  • Child Development*
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Macaca mulatta / psychology*
  • Male
  • Motor Activity
  • Species Specificity
  • Temperament*