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Dunkel, Stephanie B.; Kistner, Janet A.; David-Ferdon, Corinne – Social Development, 2010
The present study investigated possible ethnic contributions to overly positive self-perceptions in middle childhood. The goals of this study were threefold. First, the present study sought to replicate the intriguing findings reported by Zakriski and Coie that African American children overestimate their acceptance, and European American children…
Descriptors: African American Children, Ethnicity, Peer Acceptance, Racial Differences
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Buckhalt, Joseph A.; El-Sheikh, Mona; Keller, Peggy S.; Kelly, Ryan J. – Child Development, 2009
Relations between children's sleep and cognitive functioning were examined over 2 years, and race and socioeconomic status were assessed as moderators of effects. Third-grade African American and European American children (N = 166; M = 8.72 years) participated at Time 1 and again 2 years later (N = 132). At both Time 1 and Time 2, sleep was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Parent Influence, Educational Attainment, Achievement Tests