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Direct linkKrueger, Joachim I.; Vohs, Kathleen D.; Baumeister, Roy F. – American Psychologist, 2008
Comments on the original article "Do people's self-views matter? Self-concept and self-esteem in everyday life," by W. B. Swann, Jr., C. Chang-Schneider, and K. L. McClarty (2007). Swann et al argued that people's self-views, and their global self-esteem in particular, yield a suite of behavioral effects that are beneficial to the individual and…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Self Esteem, Self Concept, Behavior Patterns
Peer reviewedMiller, David B. – American Psychologist, 1977
"Five roles are considered by which systematic, quantified field research can augment controlled laboratory experimentation in terms of increasing the validity of laboratory studies." Advocates that comparative psychologists should "take more initiative in designing, executing, and interpreting our experiments with regard to the natural history of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Comparative Analysis, Observation
Peer reviewedMoos, Rudolf H. – American Psychologist, 1973
Presents six major methods by which characteristics of environments have been related to indexes of human functioning: (1) ecological dimensions; (2) behavior settings; (3) dimensions of organizational structure; and, (4) dimensions identifying the collective personal and/or behavioral characteristics of the milieu inhabitants; and two others.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Economic Factors, Environment, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedSroufe, L. Alan – American Psychologist, 1979
Based on research on patterns of infant-caregiver attachment, a theory of individual development is proposed. Principles of the theory include a focus on adaptation, a view of the person as a coherent whole, a central role for affective constructs and emotion, and a focus on individual differences. (GC)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Psychology
Peer reviewedBijou, Sidney W. – American Psychologist, 1975
This review of research on the preschool years asserts that a general behavior analysis of those years is essential not only because of its importance as a developmental stage but also because there is a need to fill the knowledge gap between the principles of animal behavior and the principles of practical applications to childhood problems.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedBrooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Furstenberg, Frank F., Jr. – American Psychologist, 1989
Reviews the state of knowledge on adolescent sexual behavior in the following areas: (1) onset of sexual behavior as a function of cohort, gender, and ethnic differences; (2) biological, social, and cognitive processes underlying such behavior; (3) demographic trends in the use of contraceptives; (4) research problems; and (5) successful programs.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences, Child Development
