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Davies, Patrick T.; Parry, Lucia Q.; Bascoe, Sonnette M.; Cicchetti, Dante; Cummings, E. Mark – Developmental Psychology, 2020
This study examined interparental conflict as a linear and curvilinear predictor of subsequent changes in adolescents' negative emotional reactivity and cortisol functioning during family conflict and, in turn, their psychological difficulties. In addition, adolescents' negative emotional reactivity and cortisol functioning during family conflict…
Descriptors: Parents, Interpersonal Relationship, Conflict, Predictor Variables
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Ialongo, Nicholas S.; Domitrovich, Celene; Embry, Dennis; Greenberg, Mark; Lawson, April; Becker, Kimberly D.; Bradshaw, Catherine – Developmental Psychology, 2019
The Good Behavior Game (GBG, Barrish, Saunders, & Wolf, 1969) and the PATHS Curriculum (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies; Greenberg, Kusche, Cook, & Quamma, 1995) represent 2 universal, elementary school, preventive interventions which have been shown in large-scale, randomized controlled trials to have an immediate and beneficial…
Descriptors: Prevention, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Student Behavior
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Rose, Amanda J.; Schwartz-Mette, Rebecca A.; Glick, Gary C.; Smith, Rhiannon L.; Luebbe, Aaron M. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Co-rumination is a dyadic process between relationship partners that refers to excessively discussing problems, rehashing problems, speculating about problems, mutual encouragement of problem talk, and dwelling on negative affect. Although studies have addressed youths' "tendency" to co-ruminate, little is known about the nature of…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Adolescents, Friendship, Discussion
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Chen, Zhe; Honomichl, Ryan; Kennedy, Diane; Tan, Enda – Developmental Psychology, 2016
The present study examines 5- to 8-year-old children's relation reasoning in solving matrix completion tasks. This study incorporates a componential analysis, an eye-tracking method, and a microgenetic approach, which together allow an investigation of the cognitive processing strategies involved in the development and learning of children's…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Statistical Analysis, Componential Analysis, Cognitive Processes
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Davies, Patrick T.; Martin, Meredith J.; Cummings, E. Mark – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Although social difficulties have been identified as sequelae of children's experiences with interparental conflict and insecurity, little is known about the specific mechanisms underlying their vulnerability to social problems. Guided by emotional security theory, this study tested the hypothesis that children's emotional insecurity mediates…
Descriptors: Parent Influence, Interpersonal Relationship, Conflict, Interpersonal Competence
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Scrimgeour, Meghan B.; Davis, Elizabeth L.; Buss, Kristin A. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Prosocial behavior in early childhood is a precursor to later adaptive social functioning. This investigation leveraged mother-reported, physiological, and observational data to examine children's prosocial development from age 2 to age 4 (N = 125). Maternal emotion socialization (ES) strategies and children's parasympathetic regulation have each…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Prosocial Behavior, Psychological Patterns
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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
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Blanchard-Fields, Fredda; Coats, Abby Heckman – Developmental Psychology, 2008
The authors examined regulation of the discrete emotions anger and sadness in adolescents through older adults in the context of describing everyday problem situations. The results support previous work; in comparison to younger age groups, older adults reported that they experienced less anger and reported that they used more passive and fewer…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Age Differences, Emotional Development, Psychological Patterns
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Levine, Linda J.; Burgess, Stewart L.; Laney, Cara – Developmental Psychology, 2008
Two experiments investigated the effects of sadness, anger, and happiness on 4- to 6-year-old children's memory and suggestibility concerning story events. In Experiment 1, children were presented with 3 interactive stories on a video monitor. The stories included protagonists who wanted to give the child a prize. After each story, the child…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Psychological Patterns, Child Development, Memory
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Casey, M. Beth – Developmental Psychology, 1979
Descriptors: Color, Discrimination Learning, Infant Behavior, Infants
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Flavell, John H.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1978
A developmental study of elementary school children's use of rule v computation in solving spacial perspective-taking problems. (CM)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Child Development, Elementary Education
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Dennis, Tracy; Bendersky, Margaret; Ramsay, Douglas; Lewis, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 2006
Children prenatally exposed to cocaine may be at elevated risk for adjustment problems in early development because of greater reactivity and reduced regulation during challenging tasks. Few studies have examined whether cocaine-exposed children show such difficulties during the preschool years, a period marked by increased social and cognitive…
Descriptors: Responses, Drug Use, At Risk Persons, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Landry, Susan H.; Smith, Karen E.; Swank, Paul R. – Developmental Psychology, 2006
Mothers whose infants varied in early biological characteristics (born at term, n = 120; born at very low birth weight [VLBW], n = 144) were randomized to a target group (n = 133) or developmental feedback comparison group (n = 131) to determine whether learning responsive behaviors would facilitate infant development. The target condition…
Descriptors: Mothers, Responses, Parent Child Relationship, Child Development
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Valenzuela, Marta – Developmental Psychology, 1997
Used home observations and laboratory procedures with 85 Chilean mothers and infants to examine the association between infants' chronic undernutrition and maternal sensitivity, sociodemographic variables, and infants' play and problem solving. Found that maternal sensitivity was correlated with maternal education, maternal weight, marital…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Context Effect, Developing Nations