Cultural contributors to negative emotionality: A multilevel analysis from the Joint Effort Toddler Temperament Consortium

Eric E. Desmarais; Brian F. French; Emine Ahmetoglu; Ibrahim Acar; Carmen Gonzalez-Salinas; Elena Kozlova; Helena Slobodskaya; Oana Benga; Mirjana Majdandžić; Roseriet Beijers; Carolina de Weerth; Blanca Huitron; Eun Gyoung Lee; Sae Young Han; Seong Yeon Park; Lorenzo Giusti; Rosario Montirosso; Soile Tuovinen; Kati Heinonen; Katri Raikkonen; Zhengyan Wang; Felipe Lecannelier; Maria Beatriz Martins Linhares; Sara Casalin; Samuel P. Putnam; Maria A. Gartstein

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Cultural contributors to negative emotionality: A multilevel analysis from the Joint Effort Toddler Temperament Consortium

Eric E. Desmarais, Brian F. French, Emine Ahmetoglu, Ibrahim Acar, Carmen Gonzalez-Salinas, Elena Kozlova, Helena Slobodskaya, Oana Benga, Mirjana Majdandžić, Roseriet Beijers, Carolina de Weerth, Blanca Huitron, Eun Gyoung Lee, Sae Young Han, Seong Yeon Park, Lorenzo Giusti, Rosario Montirosso, Soile Tuovinen, Kati Heinonen, Katri RaikkonenZhengyan Wang, Felipe Lecannelier, Maria Beatriz Martins Linhares, Sara Casalin, Samuel P. Putnam, Maria A. Gartstein

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Abstract

This study advances the cross-cultural temperament literature by comparing temperament ratings of toddlers from 14 nations. Multilevel modeling (MLM) procedures were utilized to regress negative emotionality (NE) and component subscales on Hofstede’s cultural value dimensions while controlling for age and gender. More individualistic values were associated with lower NE, and component discomfort, fear, motor activity, perceptual sensitivity, and soothability scales. The discomfort subscale was negatively associated with power distance and positively associated with masculine cultural values. Higher ratings of shyness were related to a more long-term cultural orientation. Results illustrate the feasibility of an MLM approach to cross-cultural research and provide a new perspective on the intersection of culture and temperament development. Limitations and future implications are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	545-552
Journal	International Journal of Behavioral Development
Volume	45
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254211020128
Publication status	Published - Jul 2021
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

Cross-cultural
cultural values
early childhood
negative emotionality

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Social Psychology
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Developmental Neuroscience
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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Desmarais, E. E., French, B. F., Ahmetoglu, E., Acar, I., Gonzalez-Salinas, C., Kozlova, E., Slobodskaya, H., Benga, O., Majdandžić, M., Beijers, R., de Weerth, C., Huitron, B., Lee, E. G., Han, S. Y., Park, S. Y., Giusti, L., Montirosso, R., Tuovinen, S., Heinonen, K., ... Gartstein, M. A. (2021). Cultural contributors to negative emotionality: A multilevel analysis from the Joint Effort Toddler Temperament Consortium. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 45(6), 545-552. https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254211020128

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Cultural contributors to negative emotionality: A multilevel analysis from the Joint Effort Toddler Temperament Consortium

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