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Dumontheil, Iroise; Houlton, Rachael; Christoff, Kalina; Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne – Developmental Science, 2010
Non-linear changes in behaviour and in brain activity during adolescent development have been reported in a variety of cognitive tasks. These developmental changes are often interpreted as being a consequence of changes in brain structure, including non-linear changes in grey matter volumes, which occur during adolescence. However, very few…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Brain, Thinking Skills, Logical Thinking
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Kercher, Amy J.; Rapee, Ronald M.; Schniering, Carolyn A. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2009
Theories of depression suggest that cognitive and environmental factors may explain the relationship between personality and depression. This study tested such a model in early adolescence, incorporating neuroticism, stress-generation and negative automatic thoughts in the development of depressive symptoms. Participants (896 girls, mean age 12.3…
Descriptors: Females, Negative Attitudes, Early Adolescents, Personality