ArticleClinical and experimental pediatrics2025
Characteristics of temper tantrums in 1-6-year-old children and impact on caregivers.
Article in Clinical and experimental pediatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Monkey Meltdowns: Do Tantrums Influence Maternal Investment in Bearded Capuchin Monkeys?Developmental psychobiology · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundTemper tantrums are common behavioral difficulties in children. Although they are generally considered a normal part of development, certain characteristics- such as aggression, prolonged duration, and frequent occurrences-have been linked to psychological issues and can negatively impact both the child and their caregivers. PURPOSE: To study the prevalence and characteristics of temper tantrums in children aged 1-6 years at daycare and in kindergarten in Thailand as well as the impact of problematic and nonproblematic tantrums on their caregivers' emotional well-being.
methodsThis cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2021. The main caregivers of the participants completed self-reported questionnaires that collected their demographic information and the temper tantrum characteristics and impacts on the caregivers' emotions.
resultsData from 211 children were included in this study. The mean child age was 4.4±1.2 years. Two hundred one parents (95.3%) reported that their children had at least one tantrum behavior, of which verbal were the most common (94.5%). One hundred and 11 children (55.2%) had tantrums defined as problematic: exhibiting aggressive physical behavior, duration >15 minutes, frequency >3 days/ wk. The mean emotional burden scores of the children's problematic and nonproblematic temper tantrums on their parents were 23.3±8.4 and 17.7±8.3 (maximum, 55; P=0.001), respectively, showing a statistically significant difference.
conclusionTantrums are common in children aged 1-6 years, but their expression varies. Problematic tantrums were reported for approximately half of the children and significantly impacted their caregivers' emotions. Therefore, children with problematic tantrums and their families should receive assistance.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.