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Lehn, Hanne; Derks, Eske M.; Hudziak, James J.; Heutink, Peter; van Beijsterveldt, Toos; Boomsma, Dorret I. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To study familial and nonfamilial environmental influences on attention problems and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in monozygotic twins discordant and concordant-high and low for these traits. Method: Ninety-five twin pairs from The Netherlands Twin Register were selected. Longitudinal survey data were collected at 1,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Influences, Behavior Problems, Motor Development
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Bernauer, Edmund; Chui, Edward – Educational Perspectives, 1973
The most influencial factors on physical performance appear to be environmental and not genetic as evidenced by the results of the present ethnic sampling. (Author)
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Ethnic Groups, High School Students, Motor Development
Neal, Mary V. – 1975
This study was designed to explore the effects of vestibular stimulation on the developmental behavior, respiratory functioning, weight and length gains, and morbidity and mortality rates of premature infants. A total of 20 infants participated in this study in 4 groups of 5 infants each. Group A infants were placed in a motorized hammock within…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Child Development, Environmental Influences, Infant Behavior
Dickerson, LaVerne Thornton, Comp. – 1975
This annotated bibliography focuses on recent publications dealing with factors that influence child growth and development, rather than the developmental processes themselves. Topics include: general sources on child development; physical and perceptual-motor development; cognitive development; social and personality development; and play.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education