Temperament styles of children from Australia and the United States

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::

• Children
• Cross-cultural
• Cross-national
• Student Styles Questionnaire
• Temperament