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Peer reviewedDavis-Kean, Pamela E.; Sandler, Howard M. – Child Development, 2001
Conducted meta-analysis of preschool and early elementary school self-esteem instruments, using reliability as criterion variable and different aspects of methodology used in testing an instrument as predictor variables. Found that reliability could be predicted by study setting, number of items in the scale, age of children being studied, method…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Data Collection, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedTurley, Ruth N. Lopez – Child Development, 2003
Data from national sample of 3- to 16-year-olds show that lower test scores and increased behavior problems of children of younger mothers resulted from family background rather than maternal age. For nonfirstborns, maternal age at first birth, not at child's birth, influenced test scores. Disadvantage of children born to younger mothers was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Age Groups
