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Peer reviewedWong, Eugene H.; Bridges, Lisa J. – Adolescence, 1995
Questionnaires assessing perceived competence, perceived control, competitive trait anxiety, and motivational orientation were completed by 108 boys. Additionally, 12 coaches were observed for 2 games in order to record coaching behaviors during competition. The model tested showed that both coaching behaviors and children's trait anxiety causally…
Descriptors: Children, Competition, Developmental Stages, Locus of Control
Download full textSherman, Lawrence W. – 1984
Many studies have hypothesized a developmental relationship between children's chronological and mental ages and their intrapersonal perceptions of internal and external control. To investigate longitudinal changes in children's locus of control, 97 elementary school children, between the ages of 8 and 13, were administered the Children's…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cross Sectional Studies, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedWorchel, 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)
