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Gee, Dylan G.; Hanson, Catherine; Caglar, Leyla Roksan; Fareri, Dominic S.; Gabard-Durnam, Laurel J.; Mills-Finnerty, Colleen; Goff, Bonnie; Caldera, Christina J.; Lumian, Daniel S.; Flannery, Jessica; Hanson, Stephen José; Tottenham, Nim – Developmental Science, 2022
Interactions between the amygdala and prefrontal cortex are fundamental to human emotion. Despite the central role of frontoamygdala communication in adult emotional learning and regulation, little is known about how top-down control emerges during human development. In the present cross-sectional pilot study, we experimentally manipulated…
Descriptors: Correlation, Diagnostic Tests, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Emotional Response
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Serebryakova, ?atyana A.; Morozova, Lyudmila B.; Kochneva, Elena M.; Zharova, Darya V.; Skitnevskaya, Larisa V.; Kostina, Olga A. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Instability and unpredictability of the present stage of social development make the study of social and psychological adjustment of personality to the social environment a highly topical issue. The article presents the results of an empirical research on social personality adaptation. Evident is the close relations between social and…
Descriptors: Scientists, Psychological Patterns, Personality, Socialization
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Anderson, Ross C.; Pitts, Christine; Smolkowski, Keith – Creativity Research Journal, 2017
This study examines measurement of creative ideational behaviors alongside factors of student engagement that may play a role in the development of students' creative potential during early adolescence in school. Two studies used exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, cross-validation, and invariance testing of 2 extant measures with…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Learner Engagement, Factor Analysis, Grade 6
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Dik, Bryan J.; Steger, Michael F.; Gibson, Amanda; Peisner, William – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
Developing a sense of purpose is both salient and desirable for adolescents, and purpose in people's lives and careers is associated with both general and work-related well-being. However, little is known about whether purpose can be encouraged through school-based interventions. This article reports the results of a quasi-experimental pilot study…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Career Education, Focus Groups