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Reed, Marjorie A.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1984
Inhibitory self-control is proposed as a temperamental dimension. Soviet Theory suggests that internal inhibition provides the basis for verbally regulated inhibition and is determined by temperament. Investigators of this relationship found a significant correlation between performance on a measure of internal inhibition and the measures of…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Fear, Individual Development, Individual Differences

Kelly, Barbara – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Reviews literature on effects of early maladjustment on later behavior problems. Discusses development as transactional process in which risk and resilience are central, a cumulative risk model of behavior problems as resulting from a variety of factors, and longitudinal research that focuses on externalizing behaviors. Concludes predictive power…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems

Asendorpf, Jens B. – Developmental Psychology, 1990
Analyzed the situational specificity of the differential development of inhibition in three social settings. Inhibition toward strangers was stable during the preschool and kindergarten years, even for an unselected sample of children. Inhibition toward peers showed a lower stability over the same age period, indicating differential and…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Elementary School Students, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
Hjertholm, Else Werno – 1968
To compare independence training and cultural expectations of independence training among American and Norwegian nursery school children, this study hypothesized that (1) cultural expectations of independence are greater for Norwegian children than American, (2) such expectations are greater for girls, (3) children's independent behavior and…
Descriptors: American Culture, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits
Hjertholm, Else Werno – 1968
This document is a summary report of a study which compared independence training of upper middle class Norwegian and American Nursery school children (see PS 001 323). Six tasks of increasing difficulty were presented to the children, and their responding behavior was rated on a behavior rating list. After obtaining a measure of validity, the…
Descriptors: American Culture, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits