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Cultural contributors to negative emotionality: A multilevel analysis from the Joint Effort Toddler Temperament Consortium. / Desmarais, Eric E.; French, Brian F.; Ahmetoglu, Emine et al.
In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, Vol. 45, No. 6, 11.2021, p. 545-552.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultural contributors to negative emotionality: A multilevel analysis from the Joint Effort Toddler Temperament Consortium
AU - Desmarais, Eric E.
AU - French, Brian F.
AU - Ahmetoglu, Emine
AU - Acar, Ibrahim
AU - Gonzalez-Salinas, Carmen
AU - Kozlova, Elena
AU - Slobodskaya, Helena
AU - Benga, Oana
AU - Majdandžić, Mirjana
AU - Beijers, Roseriet
AU - de Weerth, Carolina
AU - Huitron, Blanca
AU - Lee, Eun Gyoung
AU - Han, Sae Young
AU - Park, Seong Yeon
AU - Giusti, Lorenzo
AU - Montirosso, Rosario
AU - Tuovinen, Soile
AU - Heinonen, Kati
AU - Raikkonen, Katri
AU - Wang, Zhengyan
AU - Lecannelier, Felipe
AU - Linhares, Maria Beatriz Martins
AU - Casalin, Sara
AU - Putnam, Samuel P.
AU - Gartstein, Maria A.
N1 - Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: We are grateful for the funding provided by the WSU College of Arts and Sciences 2014 Berry Family Faculty Excellence Award to Maria A. Gartstein. The contribution of Rosario Montirosso was partially supported by Italian Ministry of Health, Ricerca Corrente 2014-2015. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - This study advances the cross-cultural temperament literature by comparing temperament ratings of toddlers from 14 nations. Multilevel modeling (MLM) procedures were utilized to regress negative emotionality (NE) and component subscales on Hofstede’s cultural value dimensions while controlling for age and gender. More individualistic values were associated with lower NE, and component discomfort, fear, motor activity, perceptual sensitivity, and soothability scales. The discomfort subscale was negatively associated with power distance and positively associated with masculine cultural values. Higher ratings of shyness were related to a more long-term cultural orientation. Results illustrate the feasibility of an MLM approach to cross-cultural research and provide a new perspective on the intersection of culture and temperament development. Limitations and future implications are discussed.
AB - This study advances the cross-cultural temperament literature by comparing temperament ratings of toddlers from 14 nations. Multilevel modeling (MLM) procedures were utilized to regress negative emotionality (NE) and component subscales on Hofstede’s cultural value dimensions while controlling for age and gender. More individualistic values were associated with lower NE, and component discomfort, fear, motor activity, perceptual sensitivity, and soothability scales. The discomfort subscale was negatively associated with power distance and positively associated with masculine cultural values. Higher ratings of shyness were related to a more long-term cultural orientation. Results illustrate the feasibility of an MLM approach to cross-cultural research and provide a new perspective on the intersection of culture and temperament development. Limitations and future implications are discussed.
KW - Cross-cultural
KW - cultural values
KW - early childhood
KW - negative emotionality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85110965439&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/01650254211020128
DO - 10.1177/01650254211020128
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85110965439
VL - 45
SP - 545
EP - 552
JO - International Journal of Behavioral Development
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Development
SN - 0165-0254
IS - 6
ER -
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