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Bybee, Jane, Ed. – 1998
This book comprises articles exploring the origins and development of guilt and its relationship to adaptive behavior and mental illness in children. The articles are grouped in four sections, covering the nature of guilt; how guilt develops; inducing, instilling, and alleviating guilt; and guilt and adjustment. The articles are: (1) "How Does…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Development
Hala, Suzanne, Ed. – 1997
Defining social cognition as our attempts to make sense of how people think, perceive, infer, feel, and react, this book examines both the classical issues and contemporary understanding of theory and research in social cognitive development. The initial chapters highlight one of the central, theoretical tensions in the field, which is whether the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Developmental Psychology, Emotional Development
Fain, Gerald S., Ed. – 1991
This publication seeks to capture the character and content of thought with respect to the long-standing discussion in academic settings of leisure and philosophy. The book is organized into three sections. The first, "Reflections on the Philosophy of Leisure," includes the following papers: "Introduction: Leisure and the Perfection…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Adolescents, Adults, Athletics
Mitchell, Anne; Gage, Diane – Good Housekeeping, 1992
This special issue on child care presents articles on children's health, day care, grandparents, father-child relationships, pregnancy after age 40, children's dental care, children's moral development, parties for children, children's fighting, fashions in children's clothes, sibling relationships, and health care programs for children. (BC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Child Health, Child Rearing
Bukowski, William M., Ed.; And Others – 1996
Most research on the subject of friendship has concentrated on peer acceptance, dyadic properties, and the contribution that friendship makes to development and adjustment. This book explores the role of friendships in a child's social and emotional growth. The articles, based on presentations made at an SRCD (Society for Research in Child…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Development
Singer, Dorothy G., Ed.; Singer, Jerome L., Ed. – 2001
This handbook analyzes effects on children of traditional media, such as television, film, and advertising; and new media, such as the Internet and video games. The chapters are: (1) "The History of Children's Use of Electronic Media" (Paik); (2) "Free Reading: Implications for Child Development" (Desmond); (3) "The Use of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advertising, Cable Television, Censorship