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Guess, Doug; Roberts, Sally; Behrens, Gene Ann; Rues, Jane – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1998
Responds to a critique by Mudford, Hogg, and Roberts (1997) that raised concerns about the observation code used in a longitudinal research project to assess emerging behavior state patterns in young children with disabilities. Concerns about the thoroughness of the reliability data collected by Mudford are discussed. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Disabilities

Lazarus, Richard S.; DeLongis, Anita – American Psychologist, 1983
Discusses how the dynamics of stress and coping change with the processes of aging. Suggests that since aging is a highly individualized process, cross-sectional studies of the phenomenon may be inadequate unless supplemented by a longitudinal perspective. (Author/AOS)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Behavior Patterns, Beliefs