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Frontal Electroencephalogram Asymmetry, Salivary Cortisol, and Internalizing Behavior Problems in Young Adults Who Were Born at Extremely Low Birth Weight
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Schmidt, Louis A.; Miskovic, Vladimir; Boyle, Michael; Saigal, Saroj – Child Development, 2010
The authors examined internalizing behavior problems at middle childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood and brain-based measures of stress vulnerability in 154 right-handed, nonimpaired young adults (M age = 23 years): 71 (30 males, 41 females) born at extremely low birth weight (ELBW; less than 1,000 g) and 83 (35 males, 48 females) controls…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Body Weight, Females, Children
Temperamental Qualities at Age Three Predict Personality Traits in Young Adulthood: Longitudinal Evidence from a Birth Cohort.
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Caspi, Avshalom; Silva, Phil A. – Child Development, 1995
Studied whether behavioral styles at age 3 are linked to personality traits at age 18 after identifying 5 temperament groups (undercontrolled, inhibited, confident, reserved, and well-adjusted). Results pointed to continuities across time. (DR)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Child Behavior, Developmental Continuity
Individual and Peer Characteristics in Predicting Boys' Early Onset of Substance Abuse: A Seven Year Longitudinal Study.
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Dobkin, Patricia L.; And Others – Child Development, 1995
Examined the role of individual characteristics and peer influences in evoking early substance abuse in young boys. Individual characteristics, such as fighting, hyperactivity, oppositional behaviors, and likability, were found to be pivotal in the development of substance abuse--more than friends' deviance. Results suggest that prevention…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns, Children, Delinquency