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Temperament styles of children from Australia and the United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

Thomas Oakland ,
Michael Faulkner  and
Kyle Bassett
Thomas Oakland
Affiliation:
University of Florida, USA
Michael Faulkner*
Affiliation:
La Trobe University, Australia
Kyle Bassett
Affiliation:
University of Florida, USA
*
Institute for Education, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 199 Bendigo 3552, Phone: 61 3 5444 733, Fax: 61 3 5444 7800, E-mail: m.faulkner@bendigo.latrobe.edu.au
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Abstract

Temperament qualities of 308 Australian children are flrst described and then compared with 3623 children in the United States. Australian children display considerable balance in their preferences for extroversion-introversion and organised-flexible styles. However, more prefer thinking than feeling styles and imaginative than practical styles. Gender differences exist on thinking-feeling and practical-imaginative styles. Compared to their USA age peers,Australian children, both boys and girls, are more likely to prefer thinking as well as flexible styles.Australian and USA children generally do not differ in their preferences for extroversion-introversion and practical-imaginative styles.

Keywords

ChildrenCross-culturalCross-nationalStudent Styles QuestionnaireTemperament
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Research Article
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The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , 2004 , pp. 35 - 51
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Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 2004

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