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Huston, Aletha C.; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Examines whether there are sex differences during middle childhood in children's choices to participate in activities differing in level of adult-provided structure; effects of structure on children's compliance, leadership, and recognition seeking directed to adults and to peers; and relation of sex-typed social skills or dispositions and…
Descriptors: Adults, Attribution Theory, Behavior Development, Child Development
Peet, Susan H.; Melson, Gail F. – 1991
This study examined the relationship between parents' general beliefs about child development and parents' beliefs regarding their child's performing a hypothetical developmental task with ease or with difficulty. The relation of these beliefs to the children's development was also considered. These relationships were examined separately for…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Beliefs, Child Development, Cognitive Development