| Objective To probe into the effect of maternal personality on infant temperament and intelligence. Methods A total of 244 mothers and their infants were recruited in the study. 16PF was applied to investigate the maternal personality. 4~11 Months and 12~36 Months Infant Temperament Questionnaire were used to evaluate the temperament of infants respectively. CDCC was also used to evaluate the infants' intelligence. Results Maternal personality had effect on the dimensions of infant temperament. Maternal personality had effect on MDI and PDI. Intelligence negatively affected distractibility(P<0.05). Stability negatively affected activity level, rhythmicity and mood(P<0.05). Bullying sex negatively affected activity level, rhythmicity adaptation and mood(P<0.05). Irritability negatively affected adaptation, response intensity and distractibility(P<0.05). Social boldness negatively affected rhythmicity and persistence, and was positively correlated with response threshold (P<0.05). Suspicion was positively correlated with activity level and persistence (P<0.05). Imagination negatively affected adaptation (P<0.05). Anxiety was positively correlated with persistence (P<0.05). Self-discipline negatively affected activity level, rhythmicity, adaptation and persistence (P<0.05). Tension was positively correlated with rhythmicity, adaptation, persistence, distractibility and adaptability (P<0.05). Emotion stability affected MDI and PDI (P<0.05). Social boldness affected PDI (P<0.05). Anxiety negatively affected MDI (P<0.05). Experiment affected PDI (P<0.05). Tension affected both MDI and PDI (P<0.05). Conclusion To promote the intelligence of children and to promote early childhood care and development, more attention should be paid on maternal psychological health care. |
