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Temper Tantrums in Young Children: 2. Tantrum Duration and Temporal Organization

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Temper Tantrums in Young Children: 2. Tantrum Duration and Temporal Organization

Michael Potegal, Michael R. Kosorok, Richard J. Davidson · 2003 · Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

Children
About 330 children
Where
Not given in the summary we read
Ages
1½ to 5 years
How
Parents' written accounts
What it found
Most tantrums were short: the most common length was 30 seconds to 1 minute, and 3 in 4 lasted 5 minutes or less.
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