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Moulton, Vanessa; Flouri, Eirini; Joshi, Heather; Sullivan, Alice – British Educational Research Journal, 2015
Using data from a large UK cohort (n = 11,656), we investigated the determinants of 7-year-old children's aspirations, and the role of these aspirations in emotional and behavioural problems, as reported by both parents and teachers. Aspirations were classified to reflect their occupational status, masculinity/femininity and intrinsic/extrinsic…
Descriptors: Young Children, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Extraversion Introversion
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Berdan, Louise E.; Keane, Susan P.; Calkins, Susan D. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of social preference and perceived acceptance as moderators of the relation between child temperament and externalizing behavior. Participants included 399 children evaluated at pre-kindergarten and kindergarten assessments. Pre-kindergarten children characterized by high temperamental…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Extraversion Introversion, Personality
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Kelly, William E. – Education, 2005
This study explored the relationship between night-sky watching and self-reported cognitive variables: need for cognition and social problem-solving. University students (N = 140) completed the Noctcaelador Inventory, the Need for Cognition Scale, and the Social Problem Solving Inventory. The results indicated that an interest in the night-sky was…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Undergraduate Students, Creative Thinking, Astronomy