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Eleanor Dibble, DSW; Donald J. Cohen, MD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1974;30(6):805-815.

Abstract
To better understand genetic, familial, and experiential contributions to competence and vulnerability, we have undertaken an epidemiological survey of personality development in twin children during the first six years of life. A series of new instruments has been created. This paper describes two questionnaire instruments and their validation: childhood personality scale, an instrument for reporting on a child's general personality and competence, and parent's report, an instrument designed to measure a parent's perception of his or her own parental style in relation to a particular child. The use of such instruments may help facilitate clinical communication about children and their parents and be of value in program evaluation and pediatric screening.

Author Affiliations
Bethesda, Md; New Haven, Conn

From the Section on Twin and Sibling Studies, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md (Dr. Dibble), and the Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, Conn (Dr. Cohen).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 22, 1973.

Reprint requests to Yale Child Study Center, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CN 06510 (Dr. Cohen).

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