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Protocol - Temperament - Adult

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Description

The Adult Temperament Questionnaire (ATQ) is a 77-item self-administered questionnaire that measures the constructs of effortful control, negative affect, extraversion/surgency, and orienting sensitivity. Each item is scored on a 7-point Likert-scale.

Specific Instructions

None

Availability

Available

Protocol

The Adult Temperament Questionnaire (ATQ) may be obtained via the Bowdoin College website: https://research.bowdoin.edu/rothbart-temperament-questionnaires/. Information about scoring the instrument is also available by request.

Personnel and Training Required

None

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements
Requirement CategoryRequired
Major equipment No
Specialized training No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual Yes
Mode of Administration

Self-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adult, Senior

Participants

Adults, ages 18 years and older

Selection Rationale

The Adult Temperament Questionnaire (ATQ) is a revision of an instrument that has been used successfully since 1988 and has been translated into twelve languages.

Language

English, Other languages available at source

Standards
StandardNameIDSource
Human Phenotype Ontology Mood swings HP:0000720 HPO
Human Phenotype Ontology Mood changes HP:0001575 HPO
Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Expert Review Panel 4 (ERP 4) reviewed the measures in the Neurology, Psychiatric, and Psychosocial domains.

Guidance from the ERP includes:

· Added new protocol

· Created new data dictionary

Protocol Name from Source

Adult Temperament Questionnaire (ATQ)

Source

Evans, D.E., & Rothbart, M.K. (2007). Development of a model for adult temperament. Journal of Research in Personality, 41, 868-888.

The Adult Temperament Questionnaire (ATQ) may be obtained via the Bowdoin College website: https://research.bowdoin.edu/rothbart-temperament-questionnaires/.

General References

Eikenaes, I., Egeland, J., Hummelen, B., & Wilberg, T. (2015). Avoidant Personality Disorder versus Social Phobia: The Significance of Childhood Neglect. PLoS ONE, 10(3), e0122846.

Evans DE, Rothbart MK. (2009). A Two-Factor Model of Temperament. Personality and Individual Differences, 47(6):565-570.

Derryberry, D., & Rothbart, M. K. (1988). Arousal, affect, and attention as components of temperament. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 55, 958-966.

Protocol ID

181105

Variables
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Psychosocial
Measure Name

Temperament

Release Date

November 28, 2017

Definition

This is a measure used to assess individual differences in emotional and motor reactivity and the attentional capacities that support self-regulation in children.

Purpose

Temperament includes several dimensions of emotion and reactivity that are part of a person’s personality. Maturation and life experiences change these dimensions as a person ages. These dimensions can be measured via questionnaires, and the results may be correlated with changes in personality and behaviors later in life.

Keywords

Psychosocial, affect, behavior, mood, impulsivity, personality

Measure Protocols
Protocol ID Protocol Name
181101 Temperament - Child
181102 Temperament - Early Childhood
181103 Temperament - Infant
181104 Temperament - Adolescent
181105 Temperament - Adult
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