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Shell, Rita M.; Eisenberg, Nancy – Child Development, 1996
Examined the reactions of 201 elementary school children to direct and indirect help and the moderating effects of grade, understanding of personality, and sex on children's reaction to aid. Results indicated that children high in the understanding of consistency of personality were more autonomous in the indirect than the direct help condition.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Dependency (Personality)