Engagement Style (Agent vs. Patient) in Childhood and Adolescence.

McKinney, J. P.

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ERIC Number: EJ226108

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Publication Date: 1980

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Engagement Style (Agent vs. Patient) in Childhood and Adolescence.

McKinney, J. P.

Human Development, v23 n3 p192-209 1980

Investigates the validity of a semiprojective measure of "engagement" with respect to the differential effects of family size. Engagement style refers to the perception one has of oneself as either doing (agent) or being done to (patient). Subjects were 51 male college students ranging in age from 18 to 26 years. (SS)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Employed Parents, Family Influence, Individual Differences, Locus of Control, Personality Development, Personality Measures, Self Concept, Sex Differences

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