This study investigated the effects of maternal participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on the birth weight, motor and social skills, and temperament of a national sample of children born between 1990 and 1996 to women participating in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY).…

Analyzes data from over 8000 subjects on sibling affect as related to sex of subject and sibling, age of subject, older versus younger sibling, and family size. (Author)

In this research birth-order differences were studied in a sample of young children at three different ordinal positions. (Authors/CB)

The present study was designed to investigate the hypothesis that in two-sibling families the presence of an older sister is related to the younger brother's subsequent sexual behavior, sexual interests, attitudes, and problems as measured by a self-report sex questionnaire. (Authors)

As elaborated and illustrated in this paper, learning difficulties determined by the combined impact of psychodynamic factors constitute a fairly specific pattern of psychological disturbance that can be labeled passive-aggressive underachievement. (Author)

Describes a mixed longitudinal analysis of 1,356 twins, (three to 15-years-old) their siblings, and cousins, who underwent a battery of physical and behavioral tests. The covariance structure analysis method in biometrical genetics was employed to specify determinants of the structure of cognitive abilities, to indicate how these change during…

Considers the impact of separation from siblings on child development and on the development of natural support systems, describing the use of sibling groups to facilitate coping with separation and loss and maintaining sibling relationships. (MP)

Explores the problem of recidivism among children discharged from foster care by the Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA). Results presented from this first stage of the study focus on the relationship of child and family attributes to recidivism. (Author/RH)

Reviews literature on birth order. An important conclusion is that birth order differences in anxiety level and affiliation are not generalized phenomena. Consistent birth order differences in both variables are found only among females. Firstborns are not habitually more anxious than laterborns and are not generally more affiliative than…

Examined impact of parental intervention on the quality of conflict behavior in 2- and 4-year olds. Found that parents intervened in fights in which children displayed few de-escalating strategies. Intervention was associated with children using fewer power strategies coupled with an increase in more sophisticated negotiation moves. Results…

Compared 12 adolescent inpatients who were an "only child" in single-parent families to control group of adolescent patients matched for gender, family income, and diagnosis. Findings support hypothesis that, in this clinical sample, single-parent/only-child families and their adolescents would display greater degree of disturbance than…

Examined the relationship between adolescent sexual activity and mildly deviant behavior. Analyzed data of 1,739 adolescents from the Carolina Population Center's Sexuality Project which contained linkable responses of siblings, best friends, and other friends. Results showed overlap between sexuality and mild deviance but also indicated that the…

Examined whether selected personality and demographic information can be used to predict length of stay of adolescents in inpatient psychiatric program. Data from 140 adolescents revealed that only gender and presence of older sister(s) were significant in prediction of length of stay of inpatient adolescents with elevated scores on…