Abstract
This article analyzes the structure and reliability of the Children´s
Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ; Rothbart, Ahadi, Hersey, & Fisher, 2001)
in Spanish on children from 3 to 8 years old (N = 424). The CBQ is a
caregiver report measure designed to provide a detailed assessment of
children´s temperament based on three central constructs of temperament
such as emotional reactivity, arousability and self-regulation. Exploratory
factor analysis of CBQ scales recovered a four-factor solution, as we
expected, including three broad dimensions (Negative affectivity,
Effortful control, and Extraversion) and unexpectedly two facets for the
broad dimension of Extraversion (Extraversion / activation, and
Extraversion / inhibition). According to confirmatory factors analysis,
the two extraversion factors were grouped into a general second order
factor of Extraversion. The final factor solution was consistent with
previous studies. The CBQ scales demonstrate adequate internal
consistency. Similarities and differences between the Spanish structure of
CBQ and American factorial solution are discussed.
Paloma González-Peña, Juan-Diego Paredes-Gázquez, Miguel A. Carrasco, Francisco P. Holgado-Tello. (2015) Dimensionality of the Temperament in Spanish Children: Negative Affectivity, Effortful Control, and Extraversion, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 25, Issue 1.
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