Temperamental influences on children's olfactory performance: the role of self-regulation

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11310/16:10326713 RIV/00216208:11240/16:10326713

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12078-016-9216-0" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12078-016-9216-0</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Temperamental influences on children's olfactory performance: the role of self-regulation

Original language description

A body of research predominantly in young adults has suggested a link between olfactory perception, especially sensitivity, and personality characteristics, particularly neuroticism. Nevertheless, it is not clear whether these associations are present outside this particular age range and whether they involve other olfactory abilities, such as odor identification and discrimination. Also, implicit in such investigations is the assumption of the relative stability of such links, in which case they should already be found in young children and involve general, constitutionally based differences in reactivity and self-regulation, that is, temperament. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the temperamental factors on olfactory performance. We hypothesized that superior olfactory performance would be delivered by children relatively higher on negative affectivity as well as those exhibiting greater self-regulation. Odor identification and discrimination in 143 children aged 6-8 years were assessed with the Sniffin' Sticks, controlling for their verbal fluency. Parents provided reports of their children's temperament by means of the short form of the Children's Behavior Questionnaire. There was an effect of effortful control on the total identification scores. Namely, children who were perceived as more capable of self-regulation exhibited higher odor identification scores. Girls did not outperform boys on either of the olfactory tests but were perceived by their parents as more capable of self-regulation. Our findings indirectly point to the effect of self-regulatory processes on odor identification in young children. However, they did not corroborate the idea that individuals varying in neuroticism differ in terms of olfactory performance. Given the narrow age range of children recruited in the present study, further studies with preadolescent and adolescent participants are needed to gain more insight into the nature of these relationships.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AC - Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Chemosensory Perception

ISSN

1936-5802

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

9

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

21

Pages from-to

153-173

UT code for WoS article

000393072600002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84990854950