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Rethinking Environmental Contributions to Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: A Meta-Analysis of Shared Environmental Influences
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Burt, S. Alexandra – Psychological Bulletin, 2009
Behavioral genetic research has concluded that the more important environmental influences result in differences between siblings (referred to as "nonshared"; "e[superscript 2]"), whereas environmental influences that create similarities between siblings (referred to as "shared"; "c[superscript 2]") are indistinguishable from zero. However, there…
Descriptors: Siblings, Hyperactivity, Psychopathology, Genetics
Heterotypic and Homotypic Continuity: The Moderating Effects of Age and Gender
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Reinke, Wendy M.; Ostrander, Rick – Grantee Submission, 2008
The longitudinal relationships between depression, anxiety, conduct problems, and inattention were investigated. The present study attempted to overcome the methodological limitations of prior research on childhood co-occurring syndromes by using continuous measures of constructs, controlling for multiple symptoms at baseline, and considering the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Psychopathology, At Risk Persons, Young Children
Heterotypic and Homotypic Continuity: The Moderating Effects of Age and Gender
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Reinke, Wendy M.; Ostrander, Rick – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2008
The longitudinal relationships between depression, anxiety, conduct problems, and inattention were investigated. The present study attempted to overcome the methodological limitations of prior research on childhood co-occurring syndromes by using continuous measures of constructs, controlling for multiple symptoms at baseline, and considering the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Psychopathology, At Risk Persons, Young Children
Comparability of Constructs across the Adolescent Years.
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Brooks-Gunn, J.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Over 600 White females between 10.5 and 18.5 years of age were studied to test construct comparability across adolescence. Assessed were emotional functioning, eating problems, self-reflection, self-image, and mastery/adjustment to examine meaning equivalence in self-concepts and developmental psychopathology. Results suggest that the five factors…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Factor Structure, Females
The Moral Judgment of Juvenile Delinquents: A Meta-Analysis
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Stams, Geert Jan; Brugman, Daniel; Dekovic, Maja; van Rosmalen, Lenny; van der Laan, Peter; Gibbs, John C. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2006
A meta-analysis of 50 studies was conducted to investigate whether juvenile delinquents use lower levels of moral judgment than their nondelinquent age-mates and, if so, what factors may influence or moderate the developmental delay. The results show a lower stage of moral judgment for juvenile delinquents (d = 0.76). Effect sizes were large for…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Moral Values, Delinquency, Meta Analysis
Adulthood and Aging.
Thomas, Jeanne L. – 1992
This textbook is designed to introduce undergraduates to the scientific study of aging in adults. Among the topics covered in the book's 15 chapters are: approaches to the study of adult development and aging (research methodology and related issues, a life-span perspective, ethical issues); theories in the study of adult development (models of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences