Brief Description

This is a parent-report questionnaire designed to capture and assess the personality traits of children aged 5 to 7 years. It consists of 106 statements, each of which the parent is asked to rate using a five-point Likert scale, indicating the degree to which they agree or disagree with the statement as it applies to their child. The tool includes 5 broad personality factors and 15 specific sub-dimensions, such as extraversion, aggression, fearfulness, emotional sensitivity, anxiety, attachment, cognitive skills, and others.

Purpose

The questionnaire is used to evaluate key personality dimensions in young children from the perspective of their parents. Its purpose is to enhance understanding of the child’s behavior and emotional characteristics and to be applied in research or clinical settings for the early detection of psychosocial tendencies from early childhood.

Scoring Method

Scoring is based on calculating the mean score for each broad factor or sub-dimension, using the parent’s responses. Items are rated on a scale from 1 to 5 (“almost not at all” to “very much”). The scores are reviewed to identify the range and intensity of the child’s traits, with higher scores indicating a stronger expression of the corresponding personality trait.

Validity

The development process included open-ended interviews with parents and the use of free descriptions of their child’s personality, ensuring high ecological validity. The construction of factors and sub-dimensions was based on both conceptual and empirical criteria and has been supported through correlation analyses with external variables.

Reliability

The questionnaire demonstrates very high reliability. Internal consistency indicators (Cronbach’s α) range from 0.76 to 0.94 for the broad factors and from 0.61 to 0.89 for the specific dimensions, confirming the reliability and stability of the individual scales.

Data Analysis and Use

The questionnaire results can be used for research purposes, early assessment of psychosocial characteristics, or as a supplementary tool in child psychological evaluations. It is particularly suitable for mapping behavioral patterns and emotional tendencies in early childhood, based on parental observation.

References

Besevegis, E., & Pavlopoulos, V. (1999). Personality structure in infancy and childhood: Developmental trends and relation to the Big Five. Paper presented at the 5th European Congress of Psychology, Spetses, Greece.