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Williams, Frank E. – 1968
In order to help the child develop his creative potential, it is necessary to understand (1) what personality characteristics distinguish the potentially creative child from the average child and (2) what environmental conditions, if any, facilitate the development of creative behavior. Research on the contribution of attitude, temperament, and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Creativity, Creativity Research, Environmental Influences
Sheldon-Keller, Adrienne; West, Malcolm – 1995
This paper synthesizes a variety of perspectives, with an emphasis on attachment theory, on the agency/communion polarity as first defined by David Bakan (1966). The question researchers sought to answer was whether or not agency/communion is best approached as a polarity--opposite and opposing forces, forces in the personality which have often…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Emotional Development, Individual Characteristics, Individual Development
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Ollendick, Duane G. – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1979
A study of fourth graders and their parents was conducted to determine the relationship between parents' locus of control and their children's locus of control, anxiety, intelligence, achievement, and behavioral adjustment. The relationship between mothers' locus of control and children's characteristics was more consistent than between fathers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Children, Fathers
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Condly, Steven J. – Urban Education, 2006
In spite of the most adverse circumstances, some children manage to survive and even thrive, academically and socially, into adulthood. A complex array of individual, family, and community factors has been identified that best explains resilience and lays the foundation for programs and interventions targeted at fostering the development and…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Children, Literature Reviews, At Risk Persons
Thomas, Alexander; And Others – 1968
A longitudinal study begun in 1956 on the effect of the child's temperament on his development included 141 children, 136 of whom remained throughout the study. Aged 4 to 10 years in 1966, the 69 boys and 67 girls had a mean IQ of 127 established at 3 and 6 years of age and were from 85 middle or upper middle class families. The Parental Attitude…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Rearing
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Roopnarine, Jaipaul L.; Honig, Alice S. – Young Children, 1985
Discusses importance attributed to social competence with peers for social development of young children and implications for later years. Review of research addresses the following issues regarding unpopular children: types of interaction patterns, parental childrearing patterns, and development of improved social skills through the help of…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Friendship