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New Perspectives on Child and Adolescent Depression.
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Worchel, Frances; And Others – Journal of School Psychology, 1987
Administered Children's Depression Index to 304 elementary and secondary school students. Found that 21 percent of students reported mild to moderate levels and seven percent reported severe levels of depression. Females reported more overall depression than did males. Results suggest that females tend to internalize difficulties while males…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Depression (Psychology)
Age Differences in Life Satisfaction, Locus of Control, and Self-Concept.
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Nehrke, Milton F.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1980
Veterans Administration domiciliary residents in three age groups over age 50 completed measures of life satisfaction, locus of control and self-concept. Older veterans had resolved ego integrity v despair crisis more adequately than younger veterans. An institutional environment that facilitates self-esteem and satisfaction of elderly residents…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cohort Analysis, Developmental Stages, Institutionalized Persons
Sex and Experienced Control throughout Adulthood: A Non-Linear Model.
Tiffany, Phyllis G. – 1983
Male and female adults revise their perceptions of control three times in their lives, between the ages of 20 and 65. To investigate the relationship between experienced control in terms of loci of control (internal, external), situations (opposite sex, same sex), and direction (from or over the environment), and the developmental stages of men…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)
Development of Attributes of Personal Identity.
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Mohr, Don M. – Developmental Psychology, 1978
Children in grades 1, 3, and 6 were asked to make judgments of their personal identity after three hypothetical transformations: self-other, personal continuity-past, and personal continuity-future. Repsonses were rated on an internal/external dimension. (Author/SS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
The Female Life Course: Life Situations and Perception of Control.
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Steitz, Jean A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Examined the effects of social age status and gender on perception of control of work, home, and school situations. Adults perceived the greatest control through the ability to influence powerful others. Adult females perceived greater influence than adolescent or retired females but the same as males of any age. (Author/JA)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences
Children's Attributions for Failure and Success in Different Aspects of Reading.
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Hiebert, Elfrieda H.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
The attributions of third and sixth graders with low and high reading achievement were assessed in two reading situations. Major findings were: (1) sixth graders' locus of control scores varied across situations while third graders did not; (2) two causes--studying and paying attention--were particularly salient; and (3) age and achievement…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
Experienced Control in Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Age Males and Females.
Tiffany, Phyllis G. – 1983
Adolescent determination of behavior can be viewed as the result of perceived locus of control. To investigate adolescent perceptions of control in terms of age, loci of control (internal or external), situations (community and home), and direction of control (from or over the environment), 909 adolescents (345 males, 564 females), aged 11-19,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Behavior Development