Dunn J, Kendrick C
Dev Med Child Neurol. 1980 Aug;22(4):484-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1980.tb04353.x.
Comparison between ratings of children's temperament from maternal interview and ratings by an observer in a sample of 40 families showed a high rate of agreement for temperament traits other than that of activity. When the temperatment assessment by maternal interview was compared with the data from direct observation of the child, the results provided some validation for the temperament assessment interview ratings, and also showed that differences in maternal behaviour were associated with the reported differences in child temperament. Some agreement was found between the data from direct observation of the families, and the description by mothers of the behaviour of their first-born children after the birth of a sibling.
在40个家庭的样本中，对母亲访谈中儿童气质评分与观察者评分进行比较，结果显示，除活动气质特征外，其他气质特征的一致性很高。当将母亲访谈中的气质评估与儿童直接观察数据进行比较时，结果为气质评估访谈评分提供了一些验证，同时也表明母亲行为的差异与所报告的儿童气质差异相关。在家庭直接观察数据与母亲对第一个孩子在第二个孩子出生后的行为描述之间发现了一些一致性。
