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Wilson, Helen W.; Stover, Carla Smith; Berkowitz, Steven J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: The connection between childhood violence exposure and antisocial behavior in adolescence has received much attention and has important implications for understanding and preventing criminal behavior. However, there are a limited number of well-designed prospective studies that can suggest a causal relationship, and little is known…
Descriptors: Violence, Children, Effect Size, Correlation
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Layne, Christopher M.; Olsen, Joseph A.; Baker, Aaron; Legerski, John-Paul; Isakson, Brian; Pasalic, Alma; Durakovic-Belko, Elvira; Dapo, Nermin; Campara, Nihada; Arslanagic, Berina; Saltzman, William R.; Pynoos, Robert S. – Child Development, 2010
Methods are needed for quantifying the potency and differential effects of risk factors to identify at-risk groups for theory building and intervention. Traditional methods for constructing war exposure measures are poorly suited to "unpack" differential relations between specific types of exposure and specific outcomes. This study of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Factor Analysis, War
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Amsel, Eric; Brock, Susan – Cognitive Development, 1996
Examined developmental differences in evidence evaluation skills among school children, non-college educated adults, and college students, utilizing plant growth variables. Found that children were more strongly influenced by prior beliefs and missing data than were the two adult groups. Age and educational differences were found in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Beliefs, Causal Models, Children