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Gordon, Kimberly A. – 1996
Resilience is the ability to thrive, mature, and increase competence in the face of adverse circumstances. Recent research has uncovered personal and environmental characteristics that contribute to resilience during infancy and toddlerhood, as well as characteristics that predict resilience in later years. Resilient infants and toddlers are…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Family Environment
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Goodnight, Jackson A.; Bates, John E.; Newman, Joseph P.; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Pettit, Gregory S. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2006
This study investigated the interactive effects of friend deviance and reward dominance on the development of externalizing behavior of adolescents in the Child Development Project. Reward dominance was assessed at age 16 by performance on a computer-presented card-playing game in which participants had the choice of either continuing or…
Descriptors: Friendship, Rewards, Behavior Development, Adolescents
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Dickie, Jane R.; Mast, Vicki A. – 1974
The development and interrelationship of various measures of independence in children ages 3-12 are examined. Subjects were scored on measures of locus of control and achievement motivation and were rated by teachers on independence and achievement. Subjects were also scored on reliance on adult evaluation and self-evaluation. The results showed…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Child Development