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Sujan, Ayesha C.; Class, Quetzal A.; Rickert, Martin E.; Van Hulle, Carol; D'Onofrio, Brian M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Previous research assessing consequences of interpregnancy intervals (IPIs) on child development is mixed. Utilizing a population-based US sample (n = 5339), we first estimate the associations between background characteristics (e.g. sociodemographic and maternal characteristics) and short ([less than or equal to]1 year) and long (>3 years)…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Infants, Pregnancy
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Heede, Tine; Runge, Hanne; Storebo, Ole Jakob; Rowley, Eva; Hansen, Kim Gabriel – Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 2009
This article refers to the results of a prospective effect evaluation study of three psychodynamic milieu-therapeutic institutions for children, which included cognitive and projective testing. After introducing milieu-therapy and explaining its roots in psychoanalytic and developmental thinking, the specific results of the research evaluation are…
Descriptors: Milieu Therapy, Therapy, Piagetian Theory, Personality
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Rychlak, Joseph F. – Journal of Special Education, 1970
Descriptors: Intelligence Differences, Peer Relationship, Personality, Research Projects
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Schiff, Matthew M.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1981
The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised profiles of 30 "uneven gifted" children (mean age 10 years) were examined to assess strengths and deficits as well as scatter. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Gifted, Intelligence Tests, Learning Disabilities
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Glutting, Joseph J.; Youngstrom, Eric A.; Oakland, Tom; Watkins, Marley W. – School Psychology Review, 1996
Examines the uses of observations generated during testing through (a) qualitative synthesis of available research literature, (b) a study of a national sample of children, and (c) a study of children referred for psychoeducational evaluations. Results demonstrate that behavioral and temperament qualities evaluated by test observations are related…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Children, Context Effect, Group Testing
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Kolvin, I.; Fundudis, T. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1981
Studied a rare condition, elective mutism in children. Results indicated (1) immature development, especially in speech; (2) high rates of behavior problems; (3) excessive shyness; (4) significantly greater incidence of lower range performance IQ; (5) family psychiatric problems; and (6) intractibility. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Children, Emotional Disturbances
DAVIDSON, HELEN H.; GREENBERG, JUDITH W. – 1967
A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, MOTIVATIONAL, AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS FROM A DEPRIVED ENVIRONMENT. THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE STUDENT'S SEX TO HIS ACHIEVEMENT STATUS WAS ALSO ASSESSED. THE SUBJECTS, 160 10-YEAR-OLD FIFTH-GRADE NEGRO CHILDREN, WERE DIVIDED INTO LOW-ACHIEVING AND…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis