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Our research on temperament focuses on the assessment of its base dimensions in toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children. The Integrative Child Temperament Inventory (ICTI; Zentner & Ihrig, 2011) assesses five temperament dimensions in children aged 2 to 8 years. The term integrative was chosen because the ICTI covers temperament dimensions that are included in most […]
The Integrative Child Temperament Screener (ICTS) is a nine item short version of the Integrative Child Temperament Inventory (ICTI) It captures three temperament traits (frustration, inhibition, attention) that are known as risk factors for the development of emotional and behavior problems. Our new article demonstrates the comparability of results across different countries (Germany, UK,US, Spain and […]
The clinical utility of the Integrative Child Temperament Screener (ICTS) was recently supported in a study comparing clinical-referred and general population children (Zentner et al., 2021). The ICTS could differentiate between these two groups and even improved the screening accuracy of much longer questionnaires for behavioral symptoms. Furthermore, Frustration and Attention were higher in children […]