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Modi, Haina H.; Davis, Megan M.; Troop Gordon, Wendy; Telzer, Eva H.; Rudolph, Karen D. – Child Development, 2023
To examine whether need for approval (NFA) and antisocial behavior (ASB) moderate the effects of socioemotional stimuli on cognitive control, 88 girls (M[subscript age] = 16.31 years; SD = 0.84; 65.9% White) completed a socioemotional Go/No-go and questionnaires. At high approach NFA, girls responded more slowly during appetitive than control (b =…
Descriptors: Females, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Self Concept
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Umana-Taylor, Adriana J.; Gonzales-Backen, Melinda A.; Guimond, Amy B. – Child Development, 2009
The current longitudinal study of 323 Latino adolescents (50.5% male; M age = 15.31 years) examined whether ethnic identity exploration, resolution, and affirmation demonstrated significant growth over a 4-year period and whether growth in ethnic identity predicted growth in self-esteem. Findings from multiple-group latent growth curve models…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Females, Late Adolescents, Gender Differences
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Brooks-Gunn, J.; Warren, Michelle P. – Child Development, 1989
Investigated effects of pubertal, social, and biological factors on negative affect of 103 White girls aged 10 t0 14 years. Results indicate that social factors, and the interaction of negative life events and pubertal factors, accounted for more variance than did hormonal pubertal factors alone. (RJC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Affective Behavior, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students