Abstract

Temperament refers to our inborn personality traits, which are genetic in nature. The different ways infants interact with and react to their environment and experiences are reflective of their temperament, or behavioral style. The present study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana state. From Hisar district village Dobhi was selected purposively. 50 boys and 50 girls in the age group of 6 to 8 years and their mothers were selected randomly from village Dobhi. Hence, the total sample for the study was 200 (50 boys and 50 girls and 100 mothers). There were two types of variables in the study, i.e. independent and dependent variable. A dependent variable is a variable presumed to be affected by one or more independent variables. Mother-child Interaction was taken as the dependent variable. Inventory was prepared and used. Result revealed that children’s rhythmicity was significantly correlated with sociability (0.19*), vigorous (0.18*) and persistence (0.19*) dimensions of mother’s temperaments. A positive trend was observed between children’s rhythmicity and impulsivity, accepting, responsible and tough-minded dimensions of maternal temperament.

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