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Elizabeth A. Shewark; Alexandra Y. Vazquez; Amber L. Pearson; Kelly L. Klump; S. Alexandra Burt – Developmental Psychology, 2024
Neighborhood is a key context where children learn to process social information; however, the field has largely overlooked the ways children's individual characteristics might be moderated by neighborhood effects. We examined 1,030 six- to 11-year-olds (48.7% female; 82% White) twin pairs oversampled for neighborhood disadvantage from the Twin…
Descriptors: Children, Twins, Neighborhoods, Nature Nurture Controversy
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Scarr, Sandra – Child Development, 1992
Argues that an evolutionary perspective can unite the study of species-typical development and individual variation. Provides examples from the domains of personality, social, and intellectual development. Maintains that understanding the ways in which genes and environments work together helps developmentalists identify children who need…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Development, Child Development, Child Rearing