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Peer reviewedCummings, E. Mark – Child Development, 1987
Preschoolers' normative patterns, individual styles, and developmental changes in coping with anger between others (background anger) were examined. Pairs of children were observed playing while two adults in an adjacent room verbally expressed anger toward each other. Children were also interviewed concerning the feelings they had during the…
Descriptors: Aggression, Anger, Behavior Patterns, Coping
Peer reviewedField, Tiffany; Reite, Martin – Child Development, 1984
Preschool children's behavorial and physiological responses to separation were monitored before, during, and after their mothers' hospitalization for the birth of a sibling. Play sessions were videotaped simultaneously with activity level and heart rate monitoring, nighttime sleep was timelapse videotaped, and parents completed questionnaires…
Descriptors: Behavior, Birth, Coping, Emotional Response
Gordon, Debra Ellen – 1987
This study links cognitive development and psychological adaptation by relating play attributes, assessed from a predominantly cognitive-developmental perspective, to "ego resiliency," which is a measure of flexibility in coping with stress. Subjects were 104 participants in a longitudinal study (Block & Block, 1980); 78 were given…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Development
Hupp, Susan C.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1992
The effects of different patterns of adult social interaction during play on children's exploration of toys and emotional responses was investigated with four preschoolers with moderate developmental delays. Results suggested more positive emotional responses during child-centered play than during the adult-centered condition and the possible…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Coping, Interaction Process Analysis, Moderate Mental Retardation
Download full textLowitzer, Arthur C. – 1989
The nation-wide study assessed the effectiveness of the various delivery systems providing early intervention services to handicapped young children. The Battelle Developmental Inventory was the primary measure of child development. A series of parent measures were used and demographic information was also collected. Data from project sites…
Descriptors: Coping, Delivery Systems, Demography, Disabilities
Denham, Susanne A. – 1987
The study aims to answer the following questions: (1) What emotions do mothers show in their preschoolers' presence? (2) What are their children's reactions to these emotional displays? (3) How do mothers cope with these feelings? (4) How do mothers evaluate these incidents? (5) Do mothers' methods of coping predict children's adjustment? Twenty…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Coping
