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Direct linkCicchetti, Dante – American Psychologist, 2004
Research directed toward maltreated children possesses an urgency characteristic of all problems of great social import. Child maltreatment sets in motion a probabilistic path that is characterized by failure in the successful resolution of major stage-salient issues of development. These developmental disruptions contribute to a profile of…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Risk, Mental Disorders, Child Abuse
Peer reviewedFinberg, Barbara D. – American Psychologist, 1990
Presents examples of unique contributions of individuals at private foundations to the emergence and growth of scientific research on child and adolescent development. Discusses specific leaders of the Carnegie Foundation and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Fund to demonstrate how influential individuals can be in determining major…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research
