Toddler Behavior Questionnaire

This questionnaire is a research instrument designed to obtain maternal reports on the anger and tantrum behavior of young children. The target age for the questionnaire is from approximately 10 to 24 months. At this age, typically developing children are in the process of becoming bipedal and most can stand and walk with support, if not independently, at this age. The questions reflect common, everyday situations likely to be experienced by children. The tool was used in studies supported by NIMH grant 17205 (M. W. Sullivan, PI). Two published studies report data from this and an earlier version of the scale and provide basic information on its development and preliminary psychometrics (Sullivan & Lewis, 2012; Sullivan, 2018). The author gives permission for research use of the scale without modification and requests copies of reports of studies including it at a measurement tool. The author may be contacted at [e-mail]. Sullivan, M. W. & Lewis, M. (2012). Relations of early goal blockage response and gender to subsequent temper tantrums. Infancy, 17(2), 159-178. NIHMS283965 PMID22408573. PMC 3293480. Online: 9 MAY 2011 doi: 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2011.0007 Sullivan, M. W. & Carmody, D. (2018). Approach-related emotion, toddlers’ persistence and negative reactions to failure. Social Development, In press.