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Parenting and Psychosocial Development of IVF Children: Review of the Research Literature.
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Colpin, Hilde – Developmental Review, 2002
Examines the many hypotheses formulated about the possible effects that in vitro fertilization as a method of conception may have on the parent-child relationship and the child's psychosocial development. Discusses potential explanations for the various study findings since the 1990s (including methodological issues) and suggestions for future…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Children, Emotional Problems
Issues of Identity Formation Revisited: United States and The Netherlands.
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Waterman, Alan S. – Developmental Review, 1999
Maintains that the findings of the Utrecht Study of Adolescent Development are consistent with theoretical expectations and previous research outcomes. Uses the Utrecht data to analyze hypothesized age differences in patterns of intraindividual identity status change. Discusses possible explanations for the partial failure to confirm this aspect…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Identification (Psychology)
Identity Formation Re-revisited: A Rejoinder to Waterman on Developmental and Cross-Cultural Issues.
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Meeus, W.; Iedema, J.; Vollebergh, W. – Developmental Review, 1999
Examines similarities and differences between American and Dutch research on identity formation and psychological well-being in adolescent and young adults. Concludes that identity development is systematically progressive and may be described with the trajectory diffusion?closure/moratorium?achieving commitment. Age differences are found in the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Emic Perspectives on Risk in African Childhood.
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Liddell, Christine – Developmental Review, 2002
Examines issues related to risk and culture, with particular emphasis on how risk impinges on children growing up in Africa. Treats risk as cultural-specific and discusses risk in the context of an ecological model. Demonstrates that the systems and the model's recurrent theme of continuity/discontinuity provide a useful structure for…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Children, Cultural Context
Advances in Disentangling Age, Cohort, and Time Effects: No Quadrature of the Circle, but a Help
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Masche, J. Gowert; van Dulmen, Manfred H. M. – Developmental Review, 2004
Based on Schaie's (1965) general developmental model, various data-driven and theory-based approaches to the exploration and disentangling of age, cohort, and time effects on human behavior have emerged. This paper presents and discusses an advancement of data-driven interpretations that stresses parsimony when interpreting the results of…
Descriptors: Sequential Approach, Time, Individual Development, Age Differences
Evolution and Ontogeny of Stress Response to Social Challenges in the Human Child
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Flinn, Mark V. – Developmental Review, 2006
The stress response systems of the human child are highly sensitive to social challenges. Because stress hormones can have negative developmental and health consequences, this presents an evolutionary paradox: Why would natural selection have favored mechanisms that elevate stress hormone levels in response to psychosocial stimuli? Two…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, Hypothesis Testing, Social Influences
Patterns of Adolescent Identity Development: Review of Literature and Longitudinal Analysis.
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Meeus, W.; Iedema, J.; Helsen, M.; Vollebergh, W. – Developmental Review, 1999
Reviewed theoretical claims of identity status model and empirical studies on identity development in adolescence/young adulthood. Found support for assumption of a progressive direction in identity development. Examined data from longitudinal study of identity development and psychological well-being in Dutch adolescents; found that stability of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Foreign Countries