Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2011. Vol. Vol. 23 (nº 1). 160-166
María Teresa Bobes Bascarán, Manuel Jover, Blanca Llácer, José Miguel Carot y Julio Sanjuan
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, CIBERSAM, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia y Universidad de Valencia
Es fundamental un mayor conocimiento del temperamento infantil puesto que puede predecir el desarrollo de psicopatología posterior. Los cuestionarios adaptados a población infantil española cubren un rango de edad limitado. La escala más utilizada para estudios de genética del temperamento infantil es la Emotionality Activity and Sociability Temperament Survey (EAS). El principal objetivo de este estudio es realizar la versión española del EAS y comprobar sus propiedades psicométricas. Se administró la versión española del cuestionario a una muestra de 229 madres y sus hijos a los 18 y 42 meses. Se ha encontrado una fiabilidad comparable a la obtenida en población de la misma edad. Los resultados sugieren una medida del temperamento basada en tres factores.
Spanish adaptation of the EAS Temperament Survey for the assessment of child temperament. Better understanding of child temperament is essential, as it may predict subsequent development of psychopathology. Questionnaires which have been adapted to Spanish population include a rather restricted age range. The Emotionality Sociability and Activity (EAS) Temperament Survey has been widely used in child temperament genetic research. A Spanish version of the scale was administered to a sample of 229 mothers and to their children at 18 and 42 months of age. Its psychometric features were examined. Results showed accuracy indices akin to that obtained in prior studies. Findings suggest a three-factor structure for the assessment of temperament.