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Personality Development from Age 2 to 33: Stability and Change in Ego Resiliency and Ego Control and Associations with Adult Adaptation
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Syed, Moin; Eriksson, Py Liv; Frisén, Ann; Hwang, C. Philip; Lamb, Michael E. – Developmental Psychology, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the developmental course and implications of the personality metatraits ego resiliency and ego control across the first 3 decades of life. The sample consisted of 139 participants who were assessed 9 times between ages 2 and 33. Participants completed measures of ego resiliency, ego control, Big Five…
Descriptors: Child Development, Adolescent Development, Individual Development, Personality Traits
Down Syndrome and Developmental Mythology.
Gunn, Pat; Hayes, Alan – 1988
In exploring myths surrounding the development of persons with Down syndrome, this paper discusses briefly the characteristics of Down syndrome, the origins of the myths, the status of the myths in light of current empirical research, and reasons why developmental psychology has clung to some essentially counter-developmental assumptions.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Images, Developmental Psychology, Downs Syndrome
Malnutrition and Psychological Development.
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Ricciuti, Henry N. – 1972
What is the status of our present knowledge concerning the influence of malnutrition on intellectual development, learning, and behavior in children? This paper focuses primarily on an identification of some of the major issues and questions which are of concern to investigators in the field. The major concern of this review is with…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Environmental Influences, Growth Patterns
No Comparison. Children's Individuality: A Fact to Celebrate. Student Guide--Footsteps. Report Number 2.
Barry, Sharon; And Others – 1979
This student guide for a program concerned with some of the ways in which children differ, and how parents' responses to these differences can help or hinder the child's growth and development, is designed around a magazine format to allow maximum flexibility to different groups using the materials. The guide is divided into seven sections: (1) an…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs
The Cultural Context of Infancy. Volume 1: Biology, Culture, and Infant Development.
Nugent, J. Kevin, Ed.; And Others – 1989
Noting that patterns of childrearing are highly variable across the human species, this book explores the developmental processes of infancy over a wide range of cultural and social environments. By presenting multiple alternative examples of the context of infant development, the book attempts to stimulate continued discussion on the ways in…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Child Development, Child Psychology, Child Rearing
Child Development within Culturally Structured Environments. Volume 3: Comparative-Cultural and Constructivist Perspectives.
Valsiner, Jaan, Ed. – 1995
Using a comparative-cultural perspective, this collection of essays examines the co-constructivist nature of human development in culturally organized environments. The contributions also cover a large age span--infancy to adulthood. Chapters in part 1 cover two different directions in the study of early adult-infant interaction from a comparative…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Child Psychology, Children