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Building an Assessment of Community-Defined Social-Emotional Competencies from the Ground up in Tanzania
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Jukes, Matthew C. H.; Mgonda, Nkanileka Loti; Tibenda, Jovina J.; Gabrieli, Prosper; Jeremiah, Grace; Betts, Kellie L.; Williams, Jason; Bub, Kristen L. – Child Development, 2021
Two studies were conducted in 2017 to investigate children's competencies seen as important by communities in Mtwara, Tanzania. Qualitative data from 95 parents (34 women) and 27 teachers (11 women) in Study 1 indicated that dimensions of social responsibility, such as "obedience," were valued highly. In Study 2, the competencies of 477…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Emotional Learning, Parent Attitudes, Socioeconomic Status
Adult Attachment States of Mind: Measurement Invariance across Ethnicity and Associations with Maternal Sensitivity
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Haltigan, John D.; Leerkes, Esther M.; Wong, Maria S.; Fortuna, Keren; Roisman, Glenn I.; Supple, Andrew J.; O'Brien, Marion; Calkins, Susan D.; Plamondon, André – Child Development, 2014
This study examined the developmental significance of mothers' adult attachment representations assessed prenatally with the Adult Attachment Interview in relation to observed maternal sensitivity at 6 months postpartum in an ethnically diverse sample (N = 131 African American; N = 128 European American). Multiple-group confirmatory factor…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Mothers, Ethnicity, Parent Caregiver Relationship
Piaget and Gesell: A Psychometric Analysis of Tests Built from Their Tasks
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Kaufman, Alan S. – Child Development, 1971
Aim of the study is to assess empirically the interrelationships among some of Piaget's and Gesell's behavioral tasks. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Correlation, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure