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The Relation between Neonatal and Later Activity and Temperament.
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Korner, Anneliese F.; And Others – Child Development, 1985
Activity of 50 children whose motility had been monitored by an electronic activity monitor when they were neonates was again monitored by an ambulatory microcomputer when they were four to eight years old. Results are consistent with evidence from several longitudinal studies suggesting that individual activity characteristics tend to persist…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Neonates, Personality, Physical Activity Level
Gender Comparisons of Preschoolers' Behavior and Resource Utilization in Group Problem Solving.
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Charlesworth, Wiliam R.; Dzur, Claire – Child Development, 1987
Tested hypothesis that 4- and 5-year-old children in same-sex problem-solving groups would perform equally well when a group task required various cooperative and self-serving behaviors to enable group to obtain a resource. The hypothesis that girls and boys would employ different behaviors to obtain resource was also tested. Participants were 20…
Descriptors: Competition, Cooperation, Emotional Experience, Physical Activity Level
The Early Caregiver-Child Relationship and Attention-Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity in Kindergarten: A Prospective Study.
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Jacobvitz, Deborah; Sroufe, L. Alan – Child Development, 1987
Newborn status, ratings of temperament, and experiential (parenting) antecedents of hyperactivity were evaluated in a longitudinal investigation. Experiential variables included maternal intrusive care, seductive behavior towards child, and overstimulation of child. (PCB)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Child Rearing, Hyperactivity, Longitudinal Studies