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The research on children’s personality
Convener and Chair: L.Z. Yang, China
Co-convener: M. Cuskelly, Australia
1049.1 A study on the personality dimensions of Chinese primary school students based on
teachers’ perceptions, L.Z. Yang, Y. Zhang, W. Liu, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, China
Based on Chinese primary school teachers’ perceptions, open-ended survey (N=1885), and
theoretical induction, Chinese pupils’ questionnaire of personality was developed. 1944 children
aged from 6 to 12 were administered by this questionnaire on 105 primary school teachers’ rating.
By explorative factor analysis (N=628) and confirmative factor analysis (N=1316), the Chinese
pupils’ personality structure based on teachers’ rating was acquired, which include 4 dimensions,
Conscientiousness / Self-control, Intellect, Positive emotionality/ Emotional Stability, Prosocial
Behavior. And each dimension has its own traits, totally 10. Furthermore, the interrelations of the
four dimensions and comparisons with “Little Five” in the West were discussed
1049.2 A cross-cultural examination of the development of self-imposed delay of gratification,
M. Cuskelly 1 , L.Z. Yang 2 , A. Jobling 1 , W. Liu 2 , A. Zhang 1 , 1 The University of Queensland,
Australia; 2 Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, China
Self-imposed delay of gratification, using tasks developed by Mischel, was investigated in 87
Chinese and 42 Australian children between the ages of 40 and 57 months. Although there were no
differences on maternal reports of children's ability to control their own behaviour, there were
significant differences between the two groups in their capacity to wait. There were also
significant differences between groups on a measure of attentional problems. Associations
between waiting time, attentional problems, and temperament differed across the cultural groups.
This paper will present hypotheses about these differences and their implications for the
development of self-regulation in young children.
1049.3 Research on the relationship between temperament and personality, W. Liu, L.Z. Yang,
Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, China
With emphasis on the enhancement of people’s quality, research on children’s temperament will be
of great value in promoting children’s healthy personality. In this study, first we explored the
relationship between children’s temperament and self-delay of gratification by lab experiments,
video analysis and questionnaires. Second, the relationship between children’s temperament and
peer relationship was examined by using Field-Nomination Measure and questionnaire. Third, we
explored the causal relationships among children’s temperament, parenting and altruism. Results
showed that children’s temperament has an important influence on their self-delay of gratification,
peer relationship and altruism. Furthermore, the relationship between temperament and personality
was discussed.
1049.4 The development of children’s knowledge of meta-cognitive strategies for delay of
gratification, S. Yu, L.Z. Yang, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, China
120 children aged from 4 to12 were individually interviewed to investigate the development of
knowledge of meta-cognitive strategies for delay gratification. The results showed that children’s
knowledge of meta-cognitions for the delay increased with age and tended to be stable over
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