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Roscoe, Bruce; Peterson, Karen L. – Adolescence, 1989
Examined differences in perceptions of age-appropriate behavior in adults held by older adolescent girls, their others, and grandmothers. Results revealed that adolescents were most tolerant of behaviors performed by individuals at varying ages while older women most closely ascribed to age constraints. Greatest agreement on appropriateness of age…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Standards, College Students
Peterson, Karen L.; Roscoe, Bruce – 1983
Cohort differences in perceptions of age appropriate behavior during adulthood were examined. The specific question was to what degree members of three different cohort groups who share a common familial background differ on the degree of acceptance expressed regarding age appropriate behaviors. The sample consisted of three groups of women:…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adults, Age Differences
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Leaper, Campbell – Child Development, 1991
Children's discourse with peers was examined in relation to speaker gender, partner gender, and age level. Girls' and boys' communication patterns were more similar than different, but gender-related differences with medium to large effect sizes were found. Findings are interpreted in terms of developmental and contextual accounts of gender and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Standards, Early Childhood Education, Females
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology