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The Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale: Comparing Factor Structures between Developmental Periods
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Reese-Weber, Marla; Hesson-McInnis, Matthew – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
This study provides additional data on the measurement of children's and adolescents' appraisals of interparental conflict using the Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict (CPIC) Scale (Grych, Seid, & Fincham, 1992). Data from the original sample of early adolescents (N = 222) on which the CPIC Scale was developed and the authors' own…
Descriptors: Conflict, Factor Structure, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
"Accept Me, or Else...": Disputed Overestimation of Social Competence Predicts Increases in Proactive Aggression
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de Castro, Bram Orobio; Brendgen, Mara; Van Boxtel, Herman; Vitaro, Frank; Schaepers, Linda – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007
It has been proposed that aggressive behavior may result from unrealistically positive self-evaluations that are disputed by others (Baumeister, Smart, & Boden, 1996). The present three studies tested this proposition concurrently and longitudinally for the domain of self-perceived social competence (SPSC) in 3-6th grade children on two…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Behavior Patterns, Rejection (Psychology), Aggression
Enemies in the Gendered Societies of Middle Childhood: Prevalence, Stability, Associations with Social Status, and Aggression
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Rodkin, Philip C.; Pearl, Ruth; Farmer, Thomas W.; Van Acker, Richard – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2003
This analysis of third and fourth graders suggests that enemy relationships are common, often of short duration, and partially reflective of negative behavior patterns between boys and girls in elementary school. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 3, Social Status, Behavior Patterns