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Origins of Individual Differences in Theory of Mind: From Nature to Nurture?
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Hughes, Claire; Jaffee, Sara R.; Happ, Francesca; Taylor, Alan; Caspi, Avshalom; Moffitt, Terrie E. – Child Development, 2005
In this study of the origins of individual differences in theory of mind (ToM), the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study sample of 1,116 sixty-month-old twin pairs completed a comprehensive battery of ToM tasks. Individual differences in ToM were striking and strongly associated with verbal ability. Behavioral genetic models of the…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Verbal Ability, Twins, Individual Differences
Children's Perceptions of Discrimination: A Developmental Model
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Brown, Christia Spears; Bigler, Rebecca S. – Child Development, 2005
Discrimination affects millions of children in the United States and throughout the world. Although the topic is important for both theoretical and applied reasons, little developmental work has examined children's perceptions of discrimination directed toward themselves and others. A review of past theoretical and empirical work on the perception…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Individual Differences, Social Discrimination, Racial Discrimination
Elaborating on Elaborations: Role of Maternal Reminiscing Style in Cognitive and Socioemotional Development
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Fivush, Robyn; Haden, Catherine A.; Reese, Elaine – Child Development, 2006
Initial research on maternal reminiscing style established clear and consistent individual differences that vary along a dimension of maternal elaboration and that are related to children's developing autobiographical skills. More recent research has linked maternal elaborative reminiscing to strategic memory development, language and literacy…
Descriptors: Mothers, Children, Social Development, Emotional Development
Development of Mutual Responsiveness Between Parents and Their Young Children
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Kochanska, Grazyna; Aksan, Nazan – Child Development, 2004
This comprehensive study of mutual responsiveness examined 102 mothers and 102 fathers interacting with their children at 7 and 15 months. Responsiveness was studied from developmental and individual differences perspectives, and assessed using macroscopic ratings and microscopic event coding. The latter captured parents' reactions to children's…
Descriptors: Mothers, Fathers, Parent Child Relationship, Individual Differences
The Stability of Attachment Security from Infancy to Adolescence and Early Adulthood: General Introduction.
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Waters, Everett; Hamilton, Claire E.; Weinfield, Nancy S. – Child Development, 2000
Highlights three longitudinal studies examining the hypothesis that attachment security during infancy influences individual differences and adult representations of attachment. Notes that attachment security was significantly stable in two studies, with discontinuity in all three studies related to negative life events and circumstances.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Emotional Development, Individual Differences
The French Connection: Some Contributions of French-Language Research in the Post-Piagetian Era.
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Larivee, Serge; Normandeau, Sylvie; Parent, Sophie – Child Development, 2000
Presents French-speaking researchers' contribution to differential developmental psychology. Traces methodological and theoretical transformations necessary for understanding individual differences within a general theory of cognitive development. Provides overview of pluralistic and multidimensional model of cognitive functioning/development…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Individual Differences