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Direct linkSchoon, Ingrid; Duckworth, Kathryn – Developmental Psychology, 2012
Taking a longitudinal perspective, we tested a developmental-contextual model of entrepreneurship in a nationally representative sample. Following the lives of 6,116 young people in the 1970 British Birth Cohort from birth to age 34, we examined the role of socioeconomic background, parental role models, academic ability, social skills, and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Employment Level, Prediction, Entrepreneurship
Dittmar, Helga; Halliwell, Emma; Ive, Suzanne – Developmental Psychology, 2006
The ubiquitous Barbie doll was examined in the present study as a possible cause for young girls' body dissatisfaction. A total of 162 girls, from age 5 to age 8, were exposed to images of either Barbie dolls, Emme dolls (U.S. size 16), or no dolls (baseline control) and then completed assessments of body image. Girls exposed to Barbie reported…
Descriptors: Females, Self Concept, Young Children, Self Esteem
Peer reviewedFein, Greta; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1975
This study examined whether toy preferences of 20-month-old children exhibit cross-sex asymmetry, whether toy preferences are modified in a modelling situation, and whether children's familiarity with toys is related to toy preferences. (GO)
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Role Models, Sex Differences, Sex Role
Peer reviewedAkamatsu T. John; Thelen, Mark H. – Developmental Psychology, 1974
The literature on observer characteristics and imitation was reviewed in an attempt to delineate the role of these variables in the imitative process. (ST)
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Imitation, Individual Differences, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedDollinger, Stephen J.; Thelen, Mark H. – Developmental Psychology, 1975
Investigated the separate and interactive effects of a model's affective response and anticipated consequences of third and fourth grade children's imitative and nonimitative play behaviors. (ED)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Play
Peer reviewedGrusec, Joan E.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1979
Two experiments studied five- to eight-year-old children's capacity to resist temptation as a function of observing a deviant model. (CM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Modeling (Psychology)
Peer reviewedHoffman, Lois Wladis – Developmental Psychology, 1974
Study findings are organized around five topics: role models, mother's emotional state, child-rearing practices, maternal supervision, emotional, and possibly, cognitive deprivation of child. (CS)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Emotional Adjustment, Employed Parents, Employment
Peer reviewedSternglanz, Sarah H.; Serbin, Lisa A. – Developmental Psychology, 1974
An observational analysis of the male and female role models presented on 10 commercially produced children's programs revealed striking sex differences in (1) the number of roles portrayed; (2) the behaviors portrayed; and (3) the behavior consequences experienced. Possible implications related to stereotyped sex role development are discussed.…
Descriptors: Children, Programing (Broadcast), Punishment, Recognition
Peer reviewedHarris, Mary B.; Siebel, Claudia E. – Developmental Psychology, 1976
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Imitation, Language Patterns, Observational Learning
Peer reviewedLoeb, Roger Content – Developmental Psychology, 1975
Observed 45 fourth- and fifth-grade boys and their parents in structured interaction situations. Boys selected for the study were highly internal and external in locus of control and were observed to assess the parental influence on their locus of control. (LLK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Interaction Process Analysis, Locus of Control
