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A New Look at Children's Understanding of Mind and Emotion: The Case of Prayer
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Bamford, Christi; Lagattuta, Kristin Hansen – Developmental Psychology, 2010
Multiple methods were used to examine children's awareness of connections between emotion and prayer. Four-, 6-, and 8-year-olds and adults (N = 100) predicted whether people would pray when feeling different emotions, explained why characters in different situations decided to pray, and predicted whether characters' emotions would change after…
Descriptors: Children, College Students, Emotional Response, Comprehension
Longitudinal Outcomes of Young High-Risk Adolescents with Imaginary Companions
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Taylor, Marjorie; Hulette, Annmarie C.; Dishion, Thomas J. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
The creation and cultivation of an imaginary companion is considered to be a healthy form of pretend play in early childhood, but there tends to be a less positive view of older children who have them. To test the extent that having an imaginary companion in middle school is associated with positive or negative outcomes, an ethnically diverse…
Descriptors: Play, Early Adolescents, Coping, At Risk Persons
The Influence of Child Gender Role and Maternal Feedback to Child Stress on the Emergence of the Gender Difference in Depressive Rumination in Adolescence
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Cox, Stephanie J.; Mezulis, Amy H.; Hyde, Janet S. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
Extensive research has linked a greater female tendency to ruminate about depressed feelings or mood to the gender difference in depression. However, the developmental origins of the gender difference in depressive rumination are not well understood. We hypothesized that girls and women may be more likely to ruminate because rumination represents…
Descriptors: Mothers, Daughters, Sex Role, Coping
Life Transitions and Mental Health in a National Cohort of Young Australian Women
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Lee, Christiana; Gramotnev, Helen – Developmental Psychology, 2007
Young adulthood, a time of major life transitions and risk of poor mental health, may affect emotional well-being throughout adult life. This article uses longitudinal survey data to examine young Australian women's transitions across 4 domains: residential independence, relationships, work and study, and motherhood. Changes over 3 years in…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Quality of Life, Mothers, Life Satisfaction
Maternal Coping Strategies and Emotional Distress: Results of an Early Intervention Program for Low Birth Weight Young Children.
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Klebanov, Pamela Kato; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; McCormick, Marie C. – Developmental Psychology, 2001
Examined the effect of a family-oriented early childhood intervention program for low birth weight premature infants and their mothers. Found that the intervention decreased maternal distress, especially for women with less than a high school education. Maternal distress did not moderate or mediate the influence of the intervention on child…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Coping, Early Intervention
Adolescents' Attachment Representations and Developmental Tasks in Emerging Adulthood
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Scharf, Miri; Mayseless, Ofra; Kivenson-Baron, Inbal – Developmental Psychology, 2004
The association between attachment representations and adolescents' coping with 3 developmental tasks of emerging adulthood-leaving home, advancing in the capacity for mature intimacy, and developing individuation-was examined. Israeli male adolescents (N = 88) were administered the Adult Attachment Interview during their high-school senior year.…
Descriptors: Military Service, Intimacy, Developmental Tasks, Coping