The analysis of the temperament types and influence factors of school-age twins

VernacularTitle:学龄双生子气质类型及其影响因素分析
Author: Zhiyi XU ; Yan LIU ; Jian GONG ; Man ZHAO ; Yuling LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Twins; School-age children; Temperament types; Heredity; Family environment
From: Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2013;22(10):920-922
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the distribution of temperament types and its related influencing factors of school-age twins.Method Childhood temperament were evaluated by standardized Middle Childhood Temperament Questionnaire (MCTQ) in a total of 125 pairs of 8 to 12 years old twins,and temperament related factors were measured by FACES Ⅱ-CV.Results The majority of temperament types of school-age twins were easy and intermediate-low.Easy,intermediate-low,difficult,intermediate-high and start-to-warm up took a percent of 41.6％,38.0％,11.2％,6.4％ and 2.8％,respectively.The heritability of temperament types was 0.454.The distribution of temperament types were influenced by the family cohesion,parenting rearing style,zygotic,age,father's occupation,mother's educational level and the method of delivery.Conclusion The temperament types of school-age twins were both influenced by genetic and environmental factors.