Brief report: the temperamental characteristics of the Chinese adolescents in Taiwan.

A Chinese Adolescent Temperament Self rating questionnaire was completed by 1165 Chinese adolescents from high schools in or near Taipei City, Taiwan. Statistical analysis revealed the following results: (a) boys tended to show higher activity level, higher task orientation, higher intensity of reaction, higher tactile threshold and lower adaptability than girls; (b) junior graders tended to have lower rhythmicity, less initial approaching reaction toward new stimuli and lower adaptability than senior graders; (c) the eldest child tended to have higher adaptability, higher task orientation and higher rhythmicity than younger siblings in the family; and (d) those with a better educated father tended to have more positive mood, higher task orientation, higher adaptability, higher rhythmicity and more initial approaching reaction. Copyright 1998 The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.