婴儿气质特点的跨文化比较研究

目的：比较中国与白种人四个月婴儿间气质特点的差异，以期为我国文化背景下的儿童身心潜能的开发提供科学依据。研究方法：被试步骤和分析方法均采用Ｋａｇａｎ所设计的条件。结果：欧美白种婴儿和中国黄种婴儿之间，在刺激唤醒的两种水平和差异性上有明显差异，中国婴儿表现两种水平都较低而且样本本身内差异性较小；中国的婴儿活动量、哭闹和发声均比较少，而且对外界刺激不作强烈的情绪反应。结论：中国婴儿和欧美白种婴儿在一些行为特征上存在着差异，可能与某些先天气质特征有关。

Study on infant temperamental characteristics:a cross national comparison

The authors compared the differences between Chinese and Caucasian four-month old infants in case of arousal to stimulations. The procedures administered to allinfants and the analysis method were modified by Kagan. The data indicated s ignificantdifferences in both the level and the variability of arousal to stimulations between Caucasianand Chinese infant with the Chinese showing lower levels of arousal as well as lessvariability.Chinese infant displayed less motor activity,less fretful,less cry and less vocalizedthan American infants. The conclusion was:The differences in some behavioualcharacteristics be tween Chinese and Caucasian infant were contributed in part by thetemperament factors.