Development of children's olfactory abilities and odor awareness is not predicted by temperament: a longitudinal study

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11240/18:10365041 RIV/00216208:11310/18:10365041

Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12078-017-9240-8" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12078-017-9240-8</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12078-017-9240-8" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12078-017-9240-8</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Development of children's olfactory abilities and odor awareness is not predicted by temperament: a longitudinal study

Original language description

Introduction Temperament affects olfaction in cross-sectional studies. However, it is not clear whether it is linked to olfactory development. Here we examined the links between temperament and olfaction over a nearly two-year period, expecting that children showing higher levels of negative affectivity would exhibit greater odor awareness across repeated testing. As a subsidiary aim, we investigated whether olfactory scores differ as a function of olfactory performance at a younger age. Methods The participants were 73 Czech children (mean age = 5.8 years). Their olfactory abilities were assessed using the Sniffin’ Sticks and odor awareness was evaluated with Children’s Olfactory Behaviors in Everyday Life Questionnaire. These were reassessed 21 months later. Mothers provided information on children’s temperament by completing the Short Form of the Children&apos;s Behavior Questionnaire at the same interval. Results Children’s temperament was not found to relate to olfactory development over a 21-month period. Odor identification and awareness, but not odor discrimination and threshold, differed as a function of scores achieved at an earlier age. Conclusions Odor identification and awareness predict themselves over a 21-month period. Links between temperament and olfaction may be only beginning to form at preschool age. Implications While this study suggests that temperament does not plays a role in olfactory development, longitudinal studies over a broader timespan are needed to determine the robustness of this finding.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

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

2018

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

11

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

59-71

UT code for WoS article

000443978300002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85037656128