Exploratory Factor Analysis of Human Infant Temperament in the Rhesus Monkey

Authors

Daniel B. Kay, University of Florida
Michael Marsiske, University of Florida
Stephen J. Suomi, NIH Animal Center
James Dee Higley, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

Keywords

Infancy, temperament structure, rhesus macaques, factors analysis

Abstract

The triadic model of human infant temperament, involving Negative Affectivity, Orienting/ Regulation, and Surgency/Extraversion factors, was applied to the rhesus neonate using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Replicating and expanding earlier work in rhesus monkeys, the three factor solution produced latent constructs comparable to human neonatal temperament.

Original Publication Citation

Kay, Daniel B., et al. "Exploratory Factor Analysis of Human Infant Temperament in the Rhesus Monkey." Infant Behavior and Development, vol. 33, no. 1, 2010, pp. 111-114, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163638309001064, doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2009.11.005.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Kay, Daniel B.; Marsiske, Michael; Suomi, Stephen J.; and Higley, James Dee, "Exploratory Factor Analysis of Human Infant Temperament in the Rhesus Monkey" (2011). Faculty Publications. 6191.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/6191

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2011-02-01

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/8920

Publisher

Infant Behavior and Development

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Psychology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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