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Peer reviewedHoyer, William J. – Developmental Psychology, 1974
Argues that more attention should be given to the specification of the independent and dependent variables which describe, explain and predict intraindividual stability and change over time. Statistical techniques for such study are briefly discussed. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Individual Development, Older Adults, Research Design, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedDixon, James A.; Moore, Colleen F. – Developmental Psychology, 2000
Analyzes the logical basis of testing developmental order hypotheses with categorical measures. Argues that depending on whether saltatory or continuous developmental changes are being assessed, the observed relationship between categorical measures yields different types of information about developmental ordering. Maintains that when change is…
Descriptors: Child Development, Data Analysis, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedHinde, Robert A. – Developmental Psychology, 1992
Discusses three themes important for the future progress of developmental psychology: (1) a focus on not only individuals, but also individuals in networks of relationships; (2) description as the first, but not the only, stage in the analysis of developmental processes; and (3) a multidisciplinary approach. (BC)
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Developmental Psychology, Ethology, Individual Development
Peer reviewedO'Connor, Thomas G.; Rutter, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Comments on problems raised in this special issue, focusing on the distinctive aspects of the risk research reported. Highlights issues like sample characteristics, measurement strategies, specificity of risk factors, and risk mechanisms. Discusses the challenges of integrating alternative models of risk, with special references to research into…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns
Peer reviewedWachs, Theodore D. – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Comments on research problems raised in this special issue. Suggests that recent research highlights the nature of the multiple processes underlying variability in child and adolescent adjustment. Views variability as a function of covarying influences from multiple domains, operating on specific developmental outcomes across a background of time…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development
Peer reviewedLerner, Richard M. – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Comments on the special theme issue examining the roles of socialization, biology, and culture as they affect adaptive and maladaptive developmental outcomes. Proposes a theory-guided research approach, based on four assumptive components of contemporary developmental theories: systematic change and relative plasticity; relationism and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development
Peer reviewedGraber, Julia A.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Comments on this special theme issue examining the roles of socialization, biology, and culture as they affect adaptive and maladaptive developmental outcomes. Presents models for predicting and understanding behavioral and affective change at transitions occurring especially from middle childhood through adolescence. Provides examples…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
