Huttunen M O, Nyman G
Ciba Found Symp. 1982;89:240-51. doi: 10.1002/9780470720714.ch15.
The temperament of 1855 children born in Helsinki during 1975-76 was recorded at the age of 6-8 months by parental questionnaires. In 1980-81 the continuity of temperamental dimensions was studied in a group of these children by using a temperament questionnaire for 3--7-year-old children. In addition, the clinical usefulness of infant temperament was assessed by analysing the infant temperamental dimensions used was almost negligible, because less than 10% of the total variance of each dimension could be explained by the corresponding dimensions at the infant age. The clinical usefulness of infant temperament questionnaires in prospective epidemiological studies was supported by the observation that children with later paediatric problems (behavioural problems, colic spasms, accidents) had had significantly different temperamental styles at the infant age from those without problems. The results support the importance of negative mood and high intensity of infant's behavioural style as risk factors for later paediatric problems.
1975 - 1976年在赫尔辛基出生的1855名儿童的气质，通过父母问卷在6 - 8个月大时进行了记录。1980 - 1981年，通过使用一份针对3 - 7岁儿童的气质问卷，对其中一组儿童的气质维度连续性进行了研究。此外，通过分析发现，婴儿气质维度的临床实用性几乎可以忽略不计，因为每个维度总方差中不到10%可由婴儿期相应维度来解释。前瞻性流行病学研究中婴儿气质问卷的临床实用性得到了以下观察结果的支持：有后期儿科问题（行为问题、腹绞痛痉挛、事故）的儿童在婴儿期的气质类型与无问题儿童有显著差异。结果支持了消极情绪和婴儿行为风格的高强度作为后期儿科问题风险因素的重要性。
