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Economic Stress, Coercive Family Process, and Developmental Problems of Adolescents.
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Conger, Rand D.; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Tested a model of family conflict and coercion that linked economic stress in family life to adolescent symptoms of internalizing and externalizing emotions and behaviors. Subjects were 378 seventh graders and their families in rural Iowa. Found that spousal irritability and hostile exchanges over money matters increased the likelihood of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Economic Factors, Emotional Problems
Behavioral and Adjustment Correlates of Problem Solving: Validational Analyses of Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving Measures.
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Kendall, Philip C.; Fischler, Gary L. – Child Development, 1984
While controlling for overall intellectual level, this study assessed the interpersonal problem-solving skills of 150 families via written tests and behavioral performances. Interrelationships between written and behavioral interpersonal cognitive problem-solving skills were examined, as were the relationships of each problem-solving measure to…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Children, Ecology
The HOME Inventory: A Validation of the Preschool Scale for Black Children.
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Bradley, Robert H.; Caldwell, Bettye M. – Child Development, 1981
Results indicate that the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Inventory might be useful for screening Black children in order to identify those at risk for school failure. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Elementary School Students, Environmental Influences
The Mother-Child Relationship and Other Antecedents of Childhood Intelligence: A Causal Analysis.
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McGowan, Ronald J.; Johnson, Dale L. – Child Development, 1984
Tests causal models of verbal and performance IQ in 69 Mexican-American children of low socioeconomic status. Years of mother's education were correlated with IQ at 3 years and at 6 to 8 years, but traditional/nontraditional attitudes showed conflicting correlations over time. The adequacy of standarized IQ tests for this population is questioned.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development, Ethnic Groups
Assessing Marital Conflict from the Child's Perspective: The Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale.
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Grych, John H.; And Others – Child Development, 1992
Reports on the development and testing of the Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale. Three subscales were derived from factor analysis. The validity of the conflict subscale was supported by parent reports of conflict. The threat and self-blame subscales correlated with children's responses to conflict vignettes. (BC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Childhood Attitudes, Conflict, Elementary Education