Characteristics

Code:

A-CA-g-rdf-v-3-a

Focus:

Affect: Cheerful Appearance (A-CA)

Time frame:

generally (g)

Mode:

rating by family (rdf)

Scale Type:

verbal scale (v)

Scale Range:

3

Description

Mother's rating of general infant's mood.

Content analysis of 3 monthly interviews with mother:
Rating:
0 positive
1variable
2 negative
(code should be reversed)

Item in the Infant Temperament Questionnaire (ITQ) by Carey, 1970