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van den Akker, Alithe L.; Dekovic, Maja; Prinzie, Peter; Asscher, Jessica J. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2010
This study investigated the type and stability of temperament profiles in toddlers, and relations of profile probability to negative and positive parenting trajectories. Mothers (N = 96) rated their child's (41 girls and 54 boys) Sociability, Anger Proneness, and Activity Level four times during 1 year. The assessment of parenting included both…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Toddlers, Parent Child Relationship, Personality
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van der Mark, Ingrid L.; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J. – Social Development, 2002
This longitudinal study examined the development, antecedents, and concomitants of empathic concern in the second year of life among 125 first-born girls. Findings indicated that empathic concern for mother's simulated distress increased from 16 to 22 months, whereas empathy for a stranger's simulated distress decreased. Fearful temperament and…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Emotional Experience, Empathy, Fear
Stewart, Abigail J. – New Directions for Education, Work and Careers, 1979
Personal and institutional characteristics that might increase the likelihood of a female student successfully developing and pursuing individual goals are discussed. Three studies examine: psychological characteristics associated with life outcomes of satisfaction, effect of college education and environments on psychological characteristics, and…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Competition, Fear of Success