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Sorvoll, Elisabet E.; Wichstrom, Lars – Journal of Adolescence, 2003
Examines whether there are gender differences in changes in the aggregate level and individual stability of conduct problems from early adolescence to early adulthood. Analyzes self-reported data from a study of Norwegian adolescents. Analyses showed that involvement in conduct problems for both genders peaked in mid-adolescence. In the long term,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems
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Nixon, Reginald D. V. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2002
Examines the role of gender in preschoolers with behavior problems. Child characteristics, parent characteristics, and independent assessment of mother-child interactions were conducted. Few differences between the sexes were observed for any variables. Girls and boys shared more similarities than differences in terms of origins and developmental…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Children
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Goggin, James E. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1975
The activity level of preschool boys relative to preschool girls was observed to find whether a sex-linked pattern of hyperactivity is observable in the general population. Boys were found to be more active than girls, with patterns similar to those included in definitions of hyperactivity. (GO)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Classroom Observation Techniques, Hyperactivity
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Shaw, Daniel S.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1994
Mothers and infants were observed in the laboratory when the infants were 12, 18, and 24 months. Mothers reported their child's behavior at 36 months. Predictors of boys' externalizing behavior at two and three years were maternal unresponsiveness and infant attention seeking, aggression, and noncompliance. For girls, infant noncompliance was…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior
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Compas, Bruce E.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1986
Relationships among major life events, perceived social support, and psychological disorder were assessed in a sample of older adolescents. Results showed that the relationship between negative events and disorders was moderated by gender, the types of events experienced, and anticipated change in the psychosocial environment. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, High Schools
Anastasi, Anne – 1973
Much of our thinking about contemporary social problems reflects tacit presuppositions regarding the operation of heredity and environment in human behavior. These beliefs have important implications for practical decisions. Advances in genetics, psychology, anthropology, and other disciplines have contributed much to a clarification of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Biological Influences, Cognitive Development
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O'Keefe, Maura – Journal of Family Violence, 1994
Examined the relationships between violence within the family and child behavior problems in a sample of 185 children living at battered women shelters. Found that children were affected by witnessing violence between their parents and by harsh punitive discipline, particularly administered by mothers. Family violence variables were better…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse