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Olivia Ellis; Saeideh Heshmati; Zita Oravecz – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
The experience of love plays an integral role in human development as adolescents transition into adulthood. However, little is known about whether early adults have a shared understanding about indicators of love in daily life in this transitional phase. Using Cultural Consensus Theory informed by developmental theory, this study examined whether…
Descriptors: Young Adults, College Students, Intimacy, Psychological Patterns
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Stathis Grapsas; Judith van de Wetering; Jenna Spitzer; Astrid M. G. Poorthuis; Sander Thomaes – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
The sustainability motive-alignment hypothesis posits that adolescents will be motivated to act sustainably when they view sustainable behavior as aligned with their motives for autonomy and peer status. Based on this hypothesis, we developed the Sustainability Motive-Alignment Scale (SMAS), a brief self-report scale of individual differences in…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Adolescents, Motivation, Measures (Individuals)
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Kate Freiberg; Ross Homel; Sara Branch; Jacqueline Allen; Tara Renae McGee; Daniela Vasco; Kathy Haskard – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
The need for a new measure of social-emotional wellbeing for children 6--12 years emerged in our collaboration with schools and community agencies in a disadvantaged region of Brisbane, Australia. Our search for an age-appropriate medium led us to develop "Clowning Around", a computer game generating data which was assessed for validity…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Measures (Individuals), Social Development, Emotional Development