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Brody, Gene H.; Lei, Man-Kit; Chae, David H.; Yu, Tianyi; Kogan, Steven M.; Beach, Steven R. H. – Child Development, 2014
This study was designed to examine the prospective relations of perceived racial discrimination with allostatic load (AL), along with a possible buffer of the association. A sample of 331 African Americans in the rural South provided assessments of perceived discrimination from ages 16 to 18 years. When youth were 18 years, caregivers reported…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, African Americans, Adolescents, Social Support Groups
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Affleck, Glenn; And Others – Child Development, 1989
Reports the effects of a hospital-to-home transitional support program for 47 mothers of infants who were treated in an intensive-care unit. Findings indicate positive effects of the program on the sense of competence, perceived control, and responsiveness of mothers who needed the most support. (RJC)
Descriptors: Coping, High Risk Persons, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
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Dubow, Eric F.; Tisak, John – Child Development, 1989
Investigated the relation between stressful life events and behavioral and academic adjustment in 361 third and fifth grade students. Higher levels of social support and problem solving skills moderated negative effects of stressful events on teacher-rated behavior problems. (RJC)
Descriptors: Coping, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Problem Solving
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Cairns, Ed; Dawes, Andy – Child Development, 1996
Reviews the findings of the eight studies in this special section on children and ethnic/political violence, focusing on the contributions and limitations of research in this area and suggestions for future research. (MDM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Child Development, Children