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A Latent Class Analysis of Multifaceted Economic Experience and Socioemotional Well-Being of Children of Immigrants
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Zhang, Liwei – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Developmental studies have consistently argued for consideration of contextual influences on children's socioemotional well-being. This is particularly true among children of immigrants, who have highly diverse social, cultural, and economic backgrounds. Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten, this study disentangled the…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Immigrants, Context Effect
Age Variations in Cohort Differences in the United States: Older Adults Report Fewer Constraints Nowadays than Those 18 Years Ago, but Mastery Beliefs Are Diminished among Younger Adults
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Drewelies, Johanna; Agrigoroaei, Stefan; Lachman, Margie E.; Gerstorf, Denis – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Life Span psychological and life course sociological perspectives have long acknowledged that individual functioning is shaped by historical and sociocultural contexts. Secular increases favoring later-born cohorts are widely documented for fluid cognitive performance and well-being (among older adults). However, little is known about secular…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cohort Analysis, Older Adults, Young Adults
The Association of Age, Sense of Control, Optimism, and Self-Esteem with Emotional Distress
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Jiménez, M. Guadalupe; Montorio, Ignacio; Izal, María – Developmental Psychology, 2017
The aim of this study was to test a model of emotional distress, which incorporates the potential mediator role of positive resources (sense of control, self-esteem, and optimism) in the association of age with emotional distress. The study used a cross-sectional design with intentional sampling and the voluntary participation of 325 adults…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Locus of Control, Self Esteem, Psychological Patterns
Terminal Change across Facets of Affective Experience and Domain Satisfaction: Commonalities, Differences, and Bittersweet Emotions at the End of Life
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Gerstorf, Denis; Hülür, Gizem; Wagner, Gert G.; Kunzmann, Ute; Ram, Nilam – Developmental Psychology, 2018
General well-being is known to deteriorate sharply at the end of life. However, it is an open question how rates of terminal change differ across affective and evaluative facets of well-being and if individual difference correlates operate in facet-specific ways. We examined how discrete affective states (happy, angry, fearful, sad) and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Life Satisfaction, Health, Leisure Time
Perceived Control over Caregiving Outcomes: Implications for Child Abuse.
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Bugental, Daphne Blunt; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Investigates the perceived balance of control of negative caregiving outcomes in 2 studies involving 40 undergraduates and 40 mothers in counseling at a child abuse agency. Findings indicate that low perceived control is a potentially important moderator of negative affect in response to difficult children. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Rearing, Emotional Response, Locus of Control
Questions About Social Class, Internality-Externality and Test Anxiety
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Entwisle, Doris R.; Greenberger, Ellen – Developmental Psychology, 1972
Major finding from this survey is that both anxiety and locus of control do not seem to bear consistent relationships to social class. (Authors)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Grade 9, Intelligence Quotient, Locus of Control