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Riese, Marilyn L. – Developmental Psychology, 1987
The predictive relation between neonatal behavior and temperament at 24 months was examined for 67 infants selected from the full socioeconomic status (SES) distribution. Initial ratings were made when the infants were one to four days old. Irritable neonates were rated as more upset, less attentive to stimuli, and less responsive to the staff at…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attention Control, Conflict, Interpersonal Competence

Attie, Ilana; Brooks-Gunn, J. – Developmental Psychology, 1989
In a study of eating problems in adolescent girls, researchers saw 193 White adolescent females and their mothers in the girls' middle school years and two years later. Examined was the emergence of eating problems as a function of pubertal growth, body image, personality development, and family relationships. (RH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Image, Eating Habits, Family Relationship
Proefrock, David W. – 1983
The recent development of strong statistical techniques has made accurate predictions of recidivism possible. To investigate the utility of discriminant analysis methodology in making predictions of recidivism in juvenile offenders, the court records of 271 male and female juvenile offenders, aged 12-16, were reviewed. A cross validation group…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime Prevention, Delinquency, Discriminant Analysis
Dras, Stephen R.; And Others – 1983
The relation of moral reasoning to moral behavior has been the subject of a substantial number of empirical studies; it may be more productive to employ a configuration of characteristics to predict moral behavior. To investigate the relation of moral reasoning and personality variables to moral behavior, 74 undergraduates, 30 males and 44…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Higher Education