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Kerr, Margaret; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Examined Swedish children's inhibition behavior using mothers' and psychologists' ratings of inhibition at age 18 and 24 months to predict later ratings through age 16 years. Prediction was more reliable for children rated as very inhibited or very uninhibited than for those in nonextreme group through age six. Only for inhibited girls did early…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Children

Honigsfeld, Andrea; Dunn, Rita – Journal of Educational Research, 2003
Investigated gender differences in the learning styles of high school boys and girls from Bermuda, Brunei, Hungary, Sweden, and New Zealand. Data from student surveys indicated that although boys' and girls' learning styles differed in numerous ways, individuals within each group were more unique then either group as a whole. Country-specific…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, High School Students

Persson-Blennow, Inger; McNeil, Thomas F. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1980
Two parental questionnaires were developed for measurement of temperament in one- and two-year old children in Sweden. (MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries

Sundell, Knut – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2000
Investigated effects of program auspice (nonprofit versus profit child care), adult-to-child ratios, and class age span on teaching and on preschoolers' social and cognitive development. Found that age, gender, social background, and age span were significant predictors of children's social and cognitive development; adult-to-child ratio and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Caregiver Child Relationship, Cognitive Development

Watson, Arden K.; And Others – Communication Quarterly, 1989
Explores levels of communication apprehension reported by 5- to 11-year-old children in the United States and Sweden. Suggests significant amounts of apprehension develop and increase in early years and indicates the need for research and educational efforts with children and communication apprehension. (SR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research

Reuterberg, Sven-Eric – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1998
Selection effects in the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test due to socioeconomic status (SES) were studied using data from longitudinal studies (n=8,222). Results show that subjects from low SES groups constitute the most positively-selected group even though they obtain the lowest test scores. Gender and grade differences are discussed. (MAK)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Skandia Insurance Co., Stockholm (Sweden). – 1971
This study examined the traffic accidents in Sweden during 1968 and 1969 in which children up to and including the age of ten were actively involved. The major goal of the study was to illustrate the traffic behavior patterns of children in this age group. Data were analyzed under two broad categories: pedestrian accidents and bicycle accidents.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Children, Data Analysis

Tietjen, Anne Marie – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1982
To assess the influence of personal and environmental factors on the composition of children's networks and the relative amounts and use of time spent with people of various ages, sexes, and roles, 72 Swedish children between the ages of 8 and 11 replied to interview questions about their family members, relatives, friends, and the nonrelative…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Environmental Influences

Andersson, Bengt-Erik – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1979
The Moral Dilemmas Test was administered to 1,057 Swedish boys and girls in four different grades (4, 5, 6 and 7) to examine the effects of social pressure on children. (MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Decision Making, Elementary School Students

Stage, Christina – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1992
Whether gender differences in Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test results changed with the age and experience of new examinees was examined for 7,779 male and 7,294 female students, including those under age 24 newly eligible for the examination. No real differences were found for traditional age group and younger examinees. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing
Isaksson, Tommy – 1992
The Children of the Future project is a 3-year (1990-1993) study of the attitudes towards and experiences with computers of nearly 200 children between 7 and 12 years of age at 13 leisure centers, or after-school day care centers, throughout Sweden. The major aims of the project are to: (1) develop an educational method to help children work…
Descriptors: Children, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Gustafsson, Jan-Eric – 1982
Starting with laboratory research on the suppression of visualization in reading, this study investigates effects of treatments (reading vs. listening and pictures vs. no pictures, in a 2x2 design) and aptitudes on the learning of verbal and spatial types of content. Approximately 100 fifth grade pupils were given a battery of four ability tests,…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Attention, Foreign Countries
Marklund, Inger, Ed.; Hanse, Mona-Britt, Ed. – School Research Newsletter, 1984
The Swedish Media Panel is a research program about children and young persons and their use of mass media. The aim of the ten-year (1975-1985) project is to explain how media habits originate, how they change as children grow older, what factors on the part of children themselves and in their surroundings may be connected with a certain use of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries

Lee, Victoria K.; Dengerink, Harold A. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1992
Compares locus of control in 65 male and 77 female U.S. college students and 35 male and 78 female Swedish gymnasium students. Swedes are not necessarily more external than are U.S. students, although Swedish women described themselves as having more external locus of control than Swedish men and U.S. students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences

Goldman, Ronald J.; Goldman, Juliette D. G. – Journal of Psychology, 1981
Interviews regarding physical and sexual development were conducted with 838 children ages five through 15 in Australia, England, North America, and Sweden. Children identified the people whom they asked sex-related questions and indicated their major sources of information. Mothers, school, and the media were the most frequently cited sources.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Cross Cultural Studies