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Involuntary memory and the development of retrieval skills in young children
(Elsevier, 1978-12)
An incidental memory paradigm was used to study involuntary encoding processes and voluntary retrieval strategies in children's memory. Preschool (mean age: 4 years, 4 months) and kindergarten (mean age: 5 years, 10 months) ...
Self-esteem, academic self-concept, and aggression at school
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2007-03)
The present study explores the relation between academic self-concept, self-esteem, and aggression at school. Longitudinal data from a racially diverse sample of middle-school students were analyzed to explore how academic ...
Estimates and estimate-based inferences in young children
(Elsevier, 1971-02)
The ability of children to perform in estimation-based inference tasks was studied in two experiments. In the first study, children in the CA range 5-7 years were tested for their ability to make increasingly accurate ...
Labeling, rehearsal, and short-term memory in retarded children
(Elsevier, 1974-10)
A short-term memory task was used to explore the effects of verbal labeling and rehearsal on serial-position recall in mildly retarded 9- to 11-year-old children. A stimulus array consisting of seven cards depicting familiar ...
Domestic Violence and Women’s Employment: Fixed Effects Models of Three Waves of Women’s Employment Study Data
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., 2005-09)
Domestic violence can interfere with women’s ability to work, and may result in loss of welfare benefits and poorer economic outcomes. Previous studies showing no effect of domestic violence on employment could be a result ...
Emotional Expressiveness during Peer Conflicts: A Predictor of Social Maladjustment among High-Risk Preschoolers
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2000-08)
Preschool boys' emotional displays during conflicts with mixed-sex peers were related to individual differences in peer sociometric status and teacher ratings of disruptive behavior. Participants were 60 4- to 5-year old ...
Deviancy and Normative Training Processes in Experimental Groups of Delinquent and Nondelinquent Male Adolescents
(Yale University, Economic Growth Center DiscussionWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2013-01)
Assessment of peer rejection and externalizing behavior problems in preschool boys: a short-term longitudinal study
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1991-08)
We examined the longitudinal stability of measures of negative peer status and aggressive-disruptive behavior in preschool boys. Subjects were 53 white 4- to 5- year- old boys from low-income family backgrounds. Peer ...
Early Developmental Precursors of Externalizing Behavior in Middle Childhood and Adolescence
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2000-04)
This study examined the infancy- and toddler-age precursors of children's later externalizing problem behavior. Risk constructs included suboptimal patterns of observed caregiver-child interaction and the caregiver's ...
Development of conduct problems and peer rejection in preschool children: A social systems analysis
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1992-06)
The development of impulsive-aggressive problem behavior and peer rejection was examined in sixty 4- to 5-year-old boys from low-income family backgrounds. Children's sociometric status and behavioral adjustment were ...