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Direct linkDaniel, David B.; Klaczynski, Paul A. – Child Development, 2006
In Study 1, 10-, 13-, and 16-year-olds were assigned to conditions in which they were instructed to think logically and provided alternative antecedents to the consequents of conditional statements. Providing alternatives improved reasoning on two uncertain logical forms, but decreased logical responding on two certain forms; logic instructions…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Cognitive Development, Adolescents, Individual Differences
Gastgeb, Holly Zajac; Strauss, Mark S.; Minshew, Nancy J. – Child Development, 2006
This study examined the effect of exemplar typicality on reaction time and accuracy of categorization. High-functioning children (age 9-12), adolescents (age 13-16), and adults with autism (age 17-48) and matched controls were tested in a category verification procedure. All groups showed improved processing throughout the lifespan for typical and…
Descriptors: Autism, Reaction Time, Classification, Matched Groups
Seaton, Eleanor K.; Scottham, Krista Maywalt; Sellers, Robert M. – Child Development, 2006
Although the identity formation model is widely used to assess adolescent ethnic identity development, the model propositions have rarely been tested. The existence of the identity statuses (diffuse, foreclosed, moratorium, achieved), the proposed developmental trajectories, and whether youth in the achieved status report higher levels of…
Descriptors: Racial Identification, Well Being, Adolescents, African Americans
McHale, Susan M.; Shanahan, Lilly; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Crouter, Ann C.; Booth, Alan – Child Development, 2004
Girls' time in sex-typed leisure activities was studied across 2 years in middle childhood (n=98, M=8.2 years in Year 1), early adolescence (n=106, M=11.7 years), and middle adolescence (n=86, M=14.9 years). In annual home interviews, White middle-class girls, mothers, and fathers rated their gendered attitudes, interests, and personality…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Interests, Females, Adolescents
Peer reviewedMeaselle, Jeffrey R.; Ablow, Jennifer C.; Cowan, Philip A.; Cowan, Carolyn P. – Child Development, 1998
Examined psychometric properties of self-perception scales of the Berkeley Puppet Interview (BPI) with children at preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. Found that young children have a multidimensional self-concept that can be reliably measured. The BPI was sensitive to normative change and individual differences. Support for validity was…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Individual Differences, Interviews, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedDybdahl, Ragnhild – Child Development, 2001
Evaluated effects on children in Bosnia and Herzegovina of a 5-month psychosocial intervention program of weekly group meetings for mothers. Found that although all participants were exposed to severe trauma, their distress varied considerably. The intervention program had a positive effect on mothers' mental health, children's weight gain, and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Emotional Adjustment, Foreign Countries
