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A pilot study of the Parent Impression of Temperamental Traits (PITT) was conducted to determine the validity of its use as a short form alternative to the Carey Behavioral Style Questionnaire (BSQ). The PITT is a 27 item rating scale developed through an a priori factor analysis and modification of items from the BSQ. Administration and scoring of the PITT (requiring 5 min) are identical to the BSQ yielding mean scores for 9 temperamental variables: activity level-AL, rhythmicity-RH, approach/withdrawal AW, adaptability-AD, intensity of response-IR, mood-MO, persistence-PE, distractibility-DI, and threshold of response-TR.
Parents of 423 children (ages 60-144 mo.) completed the PITT to establish normative data. Twenty parents completed both the PITT and BSQ. Pearson product moment correlations were significant for 8 of 9 temperamental traits: AL(rxy=.514,p<.001); RH(rxy=.643,p<.001); AW(rxy=.686,p<.001); AD(rxy=.458,p<.05); IR (rxy=.678,p<.001); MO(rxy=.114,NS); PE(rxy=.627,p<.05); DI(rxy=.405,p<.05); and TH(rxy=.570,p<.05).
Acknowledging reliability limitations, the favorable correlation with the BSQ suggest that the PITT is a cost efficient and effective means to screen a child's temperamental characteristics in a primary care setting for anticipatory guidance, in diagnostic settings where temperament is one of many pieces of data to be collected and in large scale field research projects.
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Liden, C., Murphy, T., Cohen, W. et al. 71 CORRELATION OF THE PARENT IMPRESSION OF TEMPERAMENTAL TRAIT SCALE WITH THE CAREY BEHAVIORAL STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE. Pediatr Res 15 (Suppl 4), 451 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198104001-00080
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198104001-00080