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Laing, Sarah V.; Fernyhough, Charles; Turner, Michelle; Freeston, Mark H. – Infant and Child Development, 2009
Previous studies of childhood fear, worry, and ritualistic behaviour have been limited by restricted age ranges, narrow ranges of anxiety phenomena, non-comparable methodologies, and assessment of typical behaviour within a pathological context. Content and intensity of fear, worry, and ritualistic behaviour, and associations among these…
Descriptors: Children, Interviews, Fear, Anxiety
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Griebel, Wilfried; Niesel, Renate – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2009
In Germany, there exists a traditional gap between kindergarten and primary school. Transition research has led to a new understanding of the need for cooperation between different educational institutions and the family at this time. This article emphasises that educational transitions affect not only the child but also the parents, who actively…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Schools, Foreign Countries, Developmental Psychology
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Mok, Yan Fung; Fan, Ruth Mei-Tai; Pang, Nicholas Sun-Keung – Educational Studies, 2007
This study examined the metacognitive developmental patterns of Hong Kong school students. Students rated their own metacognitive competencies by responding to an inventory of six motivational- and cognitive-metacognitive subscales. Results showed that students' metacognitive competencies decreased with age--from primary 4 (age 9) to secondary 5…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Metacognition, Minimum Competencies
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Munroe-Chandler, Krista J.; Hall, Craig R.; Fishburne, Graham J.; Strachan, Leisha – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2007
The purpose of this study was to investigate young athletes' imagery use from a developmental perspective. The participants were 110 male and female athletes competing in both team and individual sports. They represented four different age cohorts (i.e., 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14 years). Sixteen focus groups, two for each age category and…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Athletes, Early Adolescents, Imagery
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Youniss, James; Dean, Anne – Child Development, 1974
Descriptors: Age Differences, Conservation (Concept), Cross Cultural Studies, Developmental Psychology