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Social Knowledge and Social Development.
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Lewis, Michael – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1990
Discusses the social development of infants in terms of a set of tasks which include identity, culturation, and reproduction. Focuses on the task of identity, the role of self-awareness in relationships, and the relationship between identity and emotional life. (RJC)
Descriptors: Emotional Development, Infant Behavior, Infants, Interpersonal Relationship
Early Socioemotional Development and Its Relevance for Curriculum
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Lewis, Michael – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1977
This paper discusses the learning process from a socioemotional point of view, emphasizing the role of conservation skills. (SB)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Curriculum, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development
Age and Sex Role Differences in Intimate Friendships during Childhood and Adolescence.
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Jones, Gerald E.; Dembo, Myron H. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1989
Studied intimacy in best friendships of 217 children of 8-14 years. Results showed that: (1) intimacy between best friends was relatively low at age 8, but increased in late childhood; (2) some components of intimacy developed before others; and (3) females and androgynous males formed a homogeneous high intimacy group. (RJC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Emotional Development
Temperament of Small-for-Gestational-Age and Appropriate- for-Gestational-Age Infants across the First Year of Life.
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Halpern, Leslie F.; Coll, Cynthia T. Garcia – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2000
Temperament development was studied in 39 full-term small-for-gestational-age infants and 30 full-term appropriate-for-gestational-age infants. Temperament was measured at 4, 8, and 12 months of age using a behavioral assessment procedure and questionnaire ratings. Findings indicated that restricted fetal growth negatively affects infant…
Descriptors: Attention, Birth Weight, Emotional Development, Individual Differences
Temperament and Communicative Competence as Predictors of Young Children's Humor.
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Carson, David K.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1986
Explores the relations between temperament, communicative competence, and humor expression among four- and five-year-old nursery school children. Shows that ratings of communicative competence and various dimensions of temperament account for a significant proportion of the variance in the reported frequency of children's laughter and verbal and…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development
Emotional Communication between Mothers and Preschoolers: Relations with Emotional Competence.
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Denham, Susanne A.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1994
Examined effects of emotional communication on preschoolers' emotional competence. Found that the regularities in emotional communication between mothers and their preschool children are associated with variations in the children's emotional competence. In particular, children who witnessed higher level maternal sadness or anger, or responded…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Development, Emotional Response
Loneliness in Young Children and Infant-Mother Attachment: A Longitudinal Study.
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Berlin, Lisa J.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1995
Examined the relationship between childhood loneliness and insecure-ambivalent attachment in infancy. As predicted, the most loneliness in early childhood was reported by children classified insecure-ambivalent in infancy. Possible explanations center on the contribution of attachment to peer relationships, internal working models, and child…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Emotional Development, Emotional Response, Infants
Same-Sex Peer Relations and Romantic Relationships during Early Adolescence: Interactive Links to Emotional, Behavioral, and Academic Adjustment.
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Brendgen, Mara; Vitaro, Frank; Doyle, Anna Beth; Markiewicz, Dorothy; Bukowski, William M. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2002
Examined the relationship between early adolescents' involvement in romantic relationships and their emotional, behavioral, and academic adjustment, depending on same-sex peer relationships. Found a negative relationship between romantic involvement and emotional and behavioral adjustment for adolescents who were unpopular with same-sex peers.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development