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Roeper, Thomas – Roeper Review, 1998
This essay examines the relationship of cognitive science, especially linguistics, to the development of the human mind, self, and intelligence. Linguistics is seen to contribute a complex computational ability to the sense of free will. Also considered as part of the integrated self are intuition, athletic intelligence, intellectual diversity,…
Descriptors: Athletics, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Ethics
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Ivey, Allen E.; Ivey, Mary Bradford – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1998
Developmental Counseling and Therapy offers an approach to the fourth Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification systems that enables the reframing of severe client distress as a logical response to developmental history. Specific suggestions for positive case management and practice, multicultural issues, etiology, and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Clinical Diagnosis, Counseling, Counseling Theories
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Butz, Petra; Boehnke, Klaus – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1997
Presents findings on the impact of economic pressure on the well-being of adolescents in Berlin. Shows that relative losses in purchasing power are related to decreased self-esteem in problematic family climates; school level, place of residence, and relative gain in purchasing power played a greater role in xenophobia and aggressive helplessness.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence
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Wells, Marolyn; Jones, Rebecca – American Journal of Family Therapy, 2000
Utilizing data from undergraduate students (N=197), research determined that childhood parentification is associated with shame-proneness in adults. Findings theoretically link to an earlier study that found a relationship between childhood parentification and both narcissistic and masochistic personality characteristics. Discusses implications of…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Child Behavior, Child Development
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Allison, Barbara N.; Schultz, Jerelyn B. – Adolescence, 2001
Explored the interpersonal identity development during early adolescence. Findings revealed that 55% of the sample fell into one of the four discrete identity status categories, with 62% of this group classified as either diffused or foreclosed. Findings reflect the emergent and/or transitional nature of interpersonal identity development during…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Early Adolescents
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Mihesuah, Devon A. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1998
Uses the Cross model of Black identity development as a framework for discussion of the developmental stages of American-Indian identity: pre-encounter, encounter, immersion/emersion, and internalization. Discusses identity conflicts encountered in various scenarios related to biracial or bicultural status, adoptions, mixed-race families, parent…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Developmental Stages, Models
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Leming, James S. – Adolescence, 2001
Within the field of community services it is widely accepted that reflection is an important factor in personal and sociomoral development. The purpose of this research was to determine if a particular form of reflection-decision making with an emphasis on the ethical nature of community-has special value in achieving service-learning goals. (BF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Tempo, Ethics
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Bauer, Jack J.; McAdams, Dan P. – Developmental Psychology, 2004
In 2 studies (125 college students and 51 adults), 2 forms of growth goals (exploratory and intrinsic) were compared with 2 forms of personality development (social-cognitive maturity and social-emotional well-being). Participants whose narratives of major life goals emphasized conceptual exploration were especially likely to have high levels of…
Descriptors: Personality Development, Maturity (Individuals), Well Being, Comparative Analysis
Moyles, Janet – Open University Press, 2006
There has recently been an unprecedented focus on early years care and education, particularly on the impact of the various adults who work and play with children in the birth to five/six-years age range. Staff in early years settings have had to adapt to many changes and demands, locally and nationally, from local authorities and national…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Classification, Job Skills, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Howard, Pierce J.; Howard, Jane M. – 1995
The first section of this monograph shows how, by analyzing the language of personality descriptors, researchers have identified five correlated groups of behaviors. It finds that the most popular formulation of the Five-Factor Model (FFM) is that of Costa and McCrae (1992) and that their nomenclature can be adapted to come up with a version for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Models, Personality
Boston Univ., MA. Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character. – 1996
This paper describes guiding principles of educational reform founded upon character education. The signatories of the declaration recognize the following precepts for character education: (1) Education in its fullest sense is inescapably a moral enterprise; (2) We strongly affirm parents as the primary moral educators of their children and…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrity, Moral Development
Palus, Charles J.; And Others – 1991
The major contention of this paper is that the best way to understand an individual's identity is through the story (or stories) that person makes of his or her life. The research looks at the ways in which the performance of business executives is rooted in both: (1) an executive's unique identity as an individual; and (2) a component of…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Individual Psychology, Leadership, Leadership Qualities
Makosky, Vivian Parker; Roeding, Ginna M. – 1983
Although parental effects on the personality development of children have been well examined, fathers' influence and effects on older children have received little attention. To investigate fathers' involvement in the attitude and personality development of college women, 333 women, ages 18 to 23, completed a three-part questionnaire gathering…
Descriptors: College Students, Fathers, Females, Higher Education
Whitbourne, Susan Krauss; Tesch, Stephanie A. – 1982
Previous tests of Erikson's hypothesized relationship between identity and intimacy development with undergraduate students have provided inconsistent support. To examine the possibility that college students are not developmentally prepared for intimacy crisis resolution, samples of 87 alumni and 93 college students from the same university were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alumni, College Students, Higher Education
Proefrock, David W. – 1983
The recent development of strong statistical techniques has made accurate predictions of recidivism possible. To investigate the utility of discriminant analysis methodology in making predictions of recidivism in juvenile offenders, the court records of 271 male and female juvenile offenders, aged 12-16, were reviewed. A cross validation group…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime Prevention, Delinquency, Discriminant Analysis
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