ABSTRACT
Background and aims: Temperament is an innate tendency in human which is the basic regulator for their behavior. This study was a med to slandardize the Middle Childhood Temperament Questionnaire [MLTQ] and to determine the relationship between childhood temperament and their age, gender, academic mean score and parental educational level and income in Iranian culture
Methods: This was a descreptine analytical study in which 1000 elementary school students [8-12 years old] from 5 areas of the city of Isfahan were randomly selected. Reliability, validity, MANOVA and Pearson's correlation tests were used for data analysis
Results: Findings showed that by eliminating two from nine factors of middle childhood temperament questionnaire, this questionnaire would be valuable for evaluating childhood temperament and had a satisfactory reliability and validity for 8 to 12 years old children. Finally the results delineated significant difference between the seven factors of temperament based on the children's age, gender, academic mean score and parental education level and income
Conclusion: Result showed a good fanction of Isfahanian children in the middle childhood temperament questionnaire, as a means of interpretation for temperament scores for other children in this city. Results also showed that different temperamental traits in different cultures make individuals talented to special demographic characteristics