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Direct linkTaylor, Sophie Jane; Barker, Lynne Ann; Heavey, Lisa; McHale, Sue – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Executive functions and social cognition develop through childhood into adolescence and early adulthood and are important for adaptive goal-oriented behavior (Apperly, Samson, & Humphreys, 2009; Blakemore & Choudhury, 2006). These functions are attributed to frontal networks known to undergo protracted maturation into early adulthood…
Descriptors: Child Development, Adolescent Development, Cognitive Development, Executive Function
Trickett, Penelope K.; Kim, Kihyun; Prindle, John – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: Based on the data obtained through Child Protective Services (CPS) case records abstraction, this study aimed to explore patterns of overlapping types of child maltreatment in a sample of urban, ethnically diverse male and female youth (n= 303) identified as maltreated by a large public child welfare agency. Methods: A cluster analysis…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Early Adolescents
Roshandel, Shadi – ProQuest LLC, 2012
During late childhood and early adolescence, there is a dramatic increase in cognitive skills (Keating, 1980) which influences how young people begin to think about their futures. The construct of possible selves has been used to help understand adolescents' views of their future plans and goals by exploring their social perceptions to gain…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Self Concept, White Students, Hispanic American Students
Meredith, Corine Cadle – Gifted and Talented International, 2009
This article illuminates the current status of our understanding regarding the academic and social-emotional needs of gifted, early adolescent females in the United States. A synthesis of both theoretical and empirical studies addresses two foundational questions. First, how do we describe the unique population of gifted, female, adolescent…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Traditional Schools, Single Sex Schools, Academically Gifted
Martins, Isabel; Lauterbach, Martin; Slade, Peter; Luis, Henriques; DeRouen, Timothy; Martin, Michael; Caldas, Alexandre; Leitao, Jorge; Rosenbaum, Gail; Townes, Brenda – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
Neurological examination of children includes the screening for soft neurological signs (NSS). There is little knowledge about their evolution during adolescence, except that their lasting presence has been associated with developmental, psychological, and cognitive disorders. We report the results of a NSS exam (assessing gross and fine motor…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Motor Development, Children, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Thomas, Jerald A. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2008
This study examines development along Perry's intellectual and ethical scale among three successive graduating classes of students identified as gifted and talented in mathematics and science. Perry posits that intellectual development proceeds from a basic dualism through nine stages ("positions") and culminates with a sense of personal identify…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Developmental Stages, Questionnaires, Student Characteristics
