Combined emotional and affective temperament scale: concurrent validity against temperament and character inventory-revised
An integration of emotional and affective temperaments has been proposed. This model is based on the principle that mental activation, inhibition and control interact to produce an affective temperament. The Combined Emotional and Affective Temperament Scale (CEATS) has been validated to assess these constructs. Objective: Our objective is to conduct the concurrent validation of CEATS with the Temperament and Character Inventory Revised (TCI-R). Methods: Subjects answered CEATS and TCI-R internet versions, after informed consent. CEATS is composed of emotional, affective sections and 2 questions about problems and benefits associated with temperament. TCI-R is self-report 240 items questionnaire which assess temperament [harm avoidance(HA), novelty seeking(NS), reward dependence(RD), persistence(PS)] and character [self-directedness(SD), cooperativeness(C), self-transcendence(ST)]. Statistical analysis used Pearson’s correlation and ANOVA one-way with Tukey´s-b test as post hoc. Results: 2213 subjects, 74.8% women, mean age 30.92 years. HA correlated positively with fear and negatively with drive. NS correlated negatively with fear and control. PS had positive correlations with drive and control. SD had correlations with drive and control. C had negative correlation with anger. ST and RD were weakly or no correlated with CEATS emotional dimensions. In affective section of CEATS: HA correlated positively with internalizing temperaments, NS positively with unstable temperaments, PS had positive correlation with the hyperthymic, SD correlated positively with stable temperaments, C correlated positively with euthymic, RD and ST had weak correlation. Discussion: CEATS is the first scale to evaluate both emotional and affective temperaments and we found significant association with TCI-R.