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Peer reviewedChafel, Judith A. – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Synthesizes literature on social comparison in young children. Findings center on (1) children's motivations to engage in social comparison; (2) peer targets; (3) age when social comparison appears; (4) developmental sequences; (5) effects upon subsequent behavior; and (6) sex-related differences. Suggests pratical implications for teaching.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Developmental Stages, Interpersonal Competence
US Department of Health and Human Services, 2004
The Child Development and Behavior Branch (CDBB), within the Center for Research for Mothers and Children, has grown in the past four years from supporting five programs to supporting seven, with a concomitant increase in the number of grants of more than 50 percent, and a corresponding increase of more than 87 percent in overall funding. During…
Descriptors: Child Development, Research Projects, Behavior Development, Family Environment
Peer reviewedCharlesworth, William R. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1991
Constructs a model applying evolutionary biology theory to the development of children's sense of justice. Maintains that competition for scarce resources causes many of the moral problems involving justice. Examines the place of emotions in the sense of justice. Hypothesizes rules of justice that predate cultural history. (CH)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research
