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measure Temperament Questions
Study: Netherlands Twin Register Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Young Netherlands Twin Register YS_2 YS_TRIP age 2 YS_TRIP age 1-2Temperament questions assess temperament in the children, including crying without a clear cause, and being upset after a disruption of the daily routine.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery (Lab-TAB)
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: Observation Available measurements: Generation R 3 yearsThe Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery (Lab-TAB) is a standardized observational assessment tool that is used to study temperament dimensions in young children through a series of episodes that mimic everyday situations.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Impossible puzzle
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: Observation Available measurements: Generation R 3 yearsIn the Impossible puzzle paradigm, children are instructed to assemble a wooden puzzle in which one piece is intentionally made too big, so that it would never fit. The observations are coded to score children's persistence on the task (i.e., working on the puzzle, trying to make the major piece fit).Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Cheating games
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: Observation Available measurements: Generation R 4 yearsCheating games (i.e., temptation resistance paradigms) were used to assess cheating behavior at age 4 years. Children participated in two separate games (dart game and frog game), in which, if the rules of the game were followed, winning was impossible. Therefore, children were tempted to cheat.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Individual Differences and Preferences Questionnaire
Study: L-CID Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Early Childhood Cohort ECC - T1 ECC - T4 ECC - T6
Middle Childhood Cohort MCC - T1 MCC - T3 MCC - T4 MCC - T5 MCC - T6The Individual Differences and Preferences Questionnaire is a self-developed questionnaire that consists of 12-32 items (exact amount of items differ per measurement wave). It assesses individual differences between the twins according to their parents, in terms of daily interaction, preferences, relationship with the twins, and hobbies.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Children's Behavior Questionnaire - Effortful control (CBQ-EC)
Study: L-CID Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Early Childhood Cohort ECC - T1 ECC - T2 ECC - T3 ECC - T4The Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ) is a caregiver report that measures temperament in children aged 3 to 7 years. Domains of the CBQ include positive and negative emotion, motivation, activity level, and attention.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Wildman Questionnaire
Study: L-CID Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Early Childhood Cohort ECC - T1 ECC - T2 ECC - T3 ECC - T4 ECC - T5 ECC - T6
Middle Childhood Cohort MCC - T1 MCC - T2 MCC - T3 MCC - T4 MCC - T5 MCC - T6The Wildman Questionnaire is a measure of social desirability and its items are embedded within other questionnaires. The questionnaire consists of a mix of items from the Wildman Symptom Checklist (WSC) and self-developed Wildman-inspired items. Six items from the Wildman Symptom Checklist (WSC) were embedded within the Brief Symptom Questionnaire (BSI),...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Twin Social Skills or Differences
Study: L-CID Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Early Childhood Cohort ECC - T1 ECC - T2 ECC - T3
Middle Childhood Cohort MCC - T1 MCC - T2The Twin Social Skills or Differences Questionnaire is a self-developed questionnaire that consists of 8 (generally open) questions about the perceived differences between the twins in terms of character and social skills.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Study: L-CID Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Early Childhood Cohort ECC - T1 ECC - T2 ECC - T3 ECC - T4 ECC - T5 ECC - T6 ECC - T6-Covid
Middle Childhood Cohort MCC - T1 MCC - T2 MCC - T3 MCC - T4 MCC - T5 MCC - T5-Covid MCC - T6 MCC - T7The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a brief questionnaire for assessing the psychosocial adjustment of children and adolescents. Versions are available for parents and teachers of 4- to 16-year-olds, and a nearly identical version can be completed independently by 11- to 16-years olds. The SDQ differs from related instruments in that it...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI)
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Baby and Child 3 years 6 years
Child and Adolescent 9 years 12 yearsThe Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) is a measure of dispositional empathy that takes as its starting point the notion that empathy consists of a set of separate but related constructs. The instrument contains four seven-item subscales, each tapping into a separate facet of empathy.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Baby and Child 3 years 6 years
Child and Adolescent 9 years 12 yearsThe Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a brief questionnaire for assessing the psychosocial adjustment of children and adolescents. Versions are available for parents and teachers of 4- to 16-year-olds, and a nearly identical version can be completed independently by 11- to 16-years olds. The SDQ differs from related instruments in that it...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Temperament in Middle Childhood Questionnaire - Revised Short Form (TMCQ-R-SF)
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Baby and Child 5 months 10 months 3 years 6 yearsThe Temperament in Middle Childhood Questionnaire (TMCQ) is a highly differentiated assessment of temperament in middle childhood. Temperament dimensions for which TMCQ scales have been created were developed and adapted from the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ: Rothbart, 2001), Hampton Individual Differences Questionnaire (Victor & Baker,...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Infant Behavior Questionnaire Revised - Short Form (IBQ-R-SF)
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Baby and Child 5 months 10 months 3 years 6 yearsThe Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ) and Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (IBQ-R) were designed to measure temperament in infants between the ages of 3 and 12 months. The IBQ assesses dimensions of temperament, such as activity level, soothability, fear, distress to limitations, smiling and laughter, and duration of orienting, among others. The...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ)
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Baby and Child 5 months 10 months 3 years 6 yearsThe Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ) is a caregiver report that measures temperament in children aged 3 to 7 years. Domains of the CBQ include positive and negative emotion, motivation, activity level, and attention.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire - Revised Short Form (ECBQ-R-SF)
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Baby and Child 5 months 10 months 3 years 6 yearsThe Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire (ECBQ) assesses temperament in children aged between 1-3 years old. It was designed to provide a more comprehensive and detailed assessment of temperament compared to existing measures appropriate for toddlers.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Gender Identity (GI) questions
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Baby and Child 5 months 10 months 3 years 6 years
Child and Adolescent 9 years 12 yearsTwo questions about the gender identity of the child were asked as part of existing questionnaires: "How boyish or girlish do you think your child is compared to other children of the same sex?" and "How boyish or girlish do you hope your child will be when he/she is 18 years old?". In the Child and Adolescent cohort, these questions were first part of...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024