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Factor Structure of the Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire and Measurement Invariance across Gender.
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Kim, Sooyeon; Brody, Gene H.; Murry, Velma McBride – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2003
Applied confirmatory factor analysis in a test of alternative factor models and measurement invariance across gender groups, using data from the Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire focusing on shyness, high-intensity pleasure, activity level, attention, irritability, and fear. Found that factor models based on composite indicators showed…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Factor Structure, Models, Personality
Antecedents and Consequences of Psychiatric Disorders in African-American Adolescents
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Jin, Run; Ge, Xiaojia; Brody, Gene H.; Simons, Ronald L.; Cutrona, Carolyn E.; Gibbons, Frederick X. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2008
This study included three waves of data, collected from approximately 890 African-American children and their families. Antecedents and consequences of psychiatric disorders among this population were examined. Children's temperament, pubertal timing, and experience of stressful life events were tested as antecedents of psychiatric disorders.…
Descriptors: Personality, Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Puberty
A Risk-Amelioration Model of Sibling Relationships: Conceptual Underpinnings and Preliminary Findings.
Brody, Gene H.; Stoneman, Zolinda – Advances in Applied Developmental Psychology, 1996
This study represents further work into the area of what specific processes determine whether a sibling relationship will be positive or negative. Specifically addressed was the influence of each child's personality or temperament in shaping the quality and type of sibling relationship. Significant attention was paid to analyzing sibling…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Emotional Development, Family Influence, Family Role
Difficult Temperament, Parental Relationships, and Adolescent Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms.
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Neighbors, Bryan D.; Clark, Duncan B.; Donovan, John E.; Brody, Gene H. – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2000
Study tested the hypothesis that the quality of the parent-adolescent relationship mediates the association between difficult temperament and alcohol use disorder (AUD) symptoms. Results suggest that alcohol abuse prevention and treatment programs should consider the role of basic temperamental characteristics in pathological drinking, and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Intervention
Sibling Temperaments, Conflict, Warmth, and Role Asymmetry.
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Stoneman, Zolinda; Brody, Gene H. – Child Development, 1993
Examined associations between the activity level and adaptability of same-sex siblings and qualitative aspects of their relationship. Found high levels of conflict when both siblings were high in activity and the older sibling was rated more active than the younger. Conflict was lowest when siblings were low in activity. Warmth was greatest when…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Age Differences, Children
Parent-Child Relationships, Family Problem-Solving Behavior, and Sibling Relationship Quality: The Moderating Role of Sibling Temperaments.
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Brody, Gene H.; And Others – Child Development, 1996
Observed parent-child relationships, sibling relationships, and family problem solving, and obtained parent-reported child temperament assessments. Found that links among mother-older child relationship quality, father-older child relationship quality, and sibling relationship quality were moderated by the older sibling's temperament. The…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Fathers, Parent Child Relationship, Personality
Child Temperaments, Maternal Differential Behavior, and Sibling Relationships.
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Brody, Gene H.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Examined the influence of maternal differential behavior and child temperament on sibling relationships. Forty pairs of four-to-nine-year-old siblings and their mothers were observed playing in sibling dyads and mother-children triads in their homes. Mothers provided temperament ratings of their children's activity, emotional intensity, and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Children, Interpersonal Relationship, Mothers
Sibling Conflict: Contributions of the Siblings Themselves, the Parent-Sibling Relationship, and the Broader Family System.
Brody, Gene H.; Stoneman, Zolinda – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1987
Proposes a theoretical framework of sibling conflict that includes temperamental characteristics of the siblings, the parent-sibling relationship, and the interaction between these factors. Continuing research validates this framework. (BJV)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Child Psychology, Childhood Attitudes