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Liu, Mengting; Chen, Xinyin; Fu, Rui; Li, Dan; Liu, Junsheng – Developmental Psychology, 2023
The primary purpose of the present study was to examine the contributions of social, academic, and psychological characteristics of peer groups to individual development in the same and different domains in Chinese children. Participants included 1,864 elementary school students (945 boys, M[subscript age] = 11 years) in China. One-year…
Descriptors: Social Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Psychological Characteristics, Foreign Countries
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Goyer, J. Parker; Walton, Gregory M.; Yeager, David S. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Developmental systems theory and life span development describe the role of individual--context interactions in individual development but have not directly addressed how individuals pursue achievement goals in institutional contexts. We developed a theory informed by these perspectives that explains how institutional contexts affect emerging…
Descriptors: Success, Individual Differences, Young Adults, Individual Development
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Miller, Jessica L.; Bartsch, Karen – Developmental Psychology, 1997
Explored whether and how understanding of biological explanation changes with development. Found that adults and children similarly distinguished between biology and psychology and about specific processes underlying biological change. Children's attributions of intention to biological organs or body parts did not differ from those of adults.…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
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Bronson, Wanda C. – Developmental Psychology, 1985
Aimed to establish extent to which toddlers' social behaviors in recurrent play groups may become characterized by an increased consistency and predictability during second year of life, particularly first versus third trimester. Concurrent observations in contrasting settings provided data for examining differences in extent of cross-situational…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Individual Differences