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TEMPERAMENT AND PERSONALITY FROM 8 TO 18 YEARS: FINDINGS FROM SELF AND PARENTAL RATINGS

This paper describes the factor structure of Buss and Plomin EAS Temperament Survey in self-reports and parental ratings of a large sample of children and adolescents in Croatia and its relations to the Big-Five personality factors. The EAS Temperament Survey (20 items) is a cross-cultural instrument targeted to measure the four temperament domains (Emotionality, Activity, Sociability and Shyness) adapted for self and parental ratings in this study. The International Personality Item Pool (50 items) is a cross-cultural instrument targeted to measure the Big-Five domains. A large sample of children and adolescents in Croatia (N 1200), aged from 9 to 19 years used the EAS and IPIP50 to rate themselves (self-ratings) and they were also rated by their parents (parental-ratings). We performed the exploratory as well as the confirmatory factor analyses to determine the structure of EAS and factorial invariance across different age groups for self-ratings and parental ratings, respectively. The structure of the self-ratings and the model fit in the younger age groups (8-11 years) showed a somewhat greater departure from the expected four factor structure. The structure of the self-ratings in the groups older than 11 years as well as the model fit was comparable with the parental ratings. Concerning the relations with the Big-Five factors we found a clear one to one relation between Emotionality (EAS) and Emotional Stability (IPIP) and Shyness (EAS) and Extraversion (IPIP) and to somewhat lesser degree between Sociability (EAS) and Agreeableness (IPIP). The results are interpreted from two perspectives: 1) EAS can be used as a self-report measure after the age of 11, however with further psychometric refinement and 2) The capturing of important personality and temperament dimensions in various age groups.

children; temperament; personality; psychometrical analysis

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