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Direct linkLadd, Gary W.; Kochenderfer-Ladd, Becky; Eggum, Natalie D.; Kochel, Karen P.; McConnell, Erin M. – Child Development, 2011
Friendships matter for withdrawn youth because the consequences of peer isolation are severe. From a normative sample of 2,437 fifth graders (1,245 females; M age = 10.25), a subset (n = 1,364; 638 female) was classified into 3 groups (anxious-solitary, unsociable, comparison) and followed across a school year. Findings indicated that it was more…
Descriptors: Friendship, Grade 5, Withdrawal (Psychology), Rejection (Psychology)
Gunnar, Megan R.; Kryzer, Erin; Van Ryzin, Mark J.; Phillips, Deborah A. – Child Development, 2010
This study examined the increase in salivary cortisol from midmorning to midafternoon in 151 children (3.0-4.5 years) in full-time home-based day care. Compared to cortisol levels at home, increases were noted in the majority of children (63%) at day care, with 40% classified as a stress response. Observations at day care revealed that intrusive,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Behavior, Scoring, Child Care
Vigil, Jacob M.; Geary, David C.; Granger, Douglas A.; Flinn, Mark V. – Child Development, 2010
The study examines group and individual differences in psychological functioning and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity among adolescents displaced by Hurricane Katrina and living in a U.S. government relocation camp (n = 62, ages 12-19 years) 2 months postdisaster. Levels of salivary cortisol, salivary…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Relocation, Depression (Psychology), Coping
Peer reviewedDusek, Jerome B.; And Others – Child Development, 1976
The incidental and intentional learning abilities of high- and low-test-anxious second, fourth, and sixth grade children were explored. (BRT)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedRauh, Virginia A.; And Others – Child Development, 1988
Experimental group mothers reported significantly greater self-confidence and satisfaction with mothering and more favorable perception of infant temperament than did control group mothers. Differences between children on cognitive scores became significant at 36 and 48 months of age, when the experimental group caught up with normal children. (RH)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Birth Weight, Comparative Analysis, Individual Development
Peer reviewedEisenberg, Nancy; Cumberland, Amanda; Spinrad, Tracy L.; Fabes, Richard A.; Shepard, Stephanie A.; Reiser, Mark; Murphy, Bridget C.; LoSaga, Sandra H.; Guthrie, Ivanna K. – Child Development, 2001
Examined relation of different types of negative emotion and regulation and control to 55- to 97-month-olds' internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors. Found that children with externalizing problems, compared to children with internalizing problems and nondisordered children, were more prone to anger, impulsivity, and low regulation.…
Descriptors: Anger, Anxiety, Attention Control, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewedSpieker, Susan J.; Larson, Nancy C.; Lewis, Steven M.; Keller, Thomas E.; Gilchrist, Lewayne – Child Development, 1999
Analyzed individual developmental trajectories of disruptive behavior problems (DBP) between 3.5 and 6.0 years for children of adolescent mothers. Found that DBP decreased with age. Boys and children of more depressed/anxious mothers exhibited higher levels of DBP. Maternal negative control was associated with level of DBP and change rate, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis
