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

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

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

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12078-016-9216-0" target="_blank" >http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12078-016-9216-0</a>

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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AC - Archeologie, antropologie, etnologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

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

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Chemosensory Perception

ISSN

1936-5802

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

9

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

21

Strana od-do

153-173

Kód UT WoS článku

000393072600002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84990854950