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Narcissism and Adjustment in Preadolescence
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Pauletti, Rachel E.; Menon, Madhavi; Menon, Meenakshi; Tobin, Desiree D.; Perry, David G. – Child Development, 2012
Narcissism--a strong need to be admired for a grandiose self--is a problematic personality trait for children as well as adults. This study of 236 preadolescents (M age = 11.3 years; 129 girls, 107 boys) evaluated 2 intrapersonal (cognitive) pathways by which narcissism might contribute to maladjustment. The first was that narcissism combines with…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Sex Stereotypes, Adjustment (to Environment), Depression (Psychology)
Temperament, Harsh and Indulgent Parenting, and Chinese Children's Proactive and Reactive Aggression
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Xu, Yiyuan; Farver, Jo Ann M.; Zhang, Zengxiu – Child Development, 2009
This study examined the additive and interactive effects of temperament and harsh and indulgent parenting on Chinese children's proactive and reactive aggression. Participants were 401 children (M [subscript age] = 9.29 years, 203 girls) and their parents who were recruited from 2 elementary schools in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The…
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries, Parenting Styles
Infant Joint Attention, Temperament, and Social Competence in Preschool Children
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Vaughan Van Hecke, Amy; Mundy, Peter C.; Acra, C. Francoise.; Block, Jessica J.; Delgado, Christine E. F.; Parlade, Meaghan V.; Meyer, Jessica A.; Neal, A. Rebecca; Pomares, Yuly B. – Child Development, 2007
Infant joint attention has been observed to be related to social-emotional outcomes in at-risk children. To address whether this relation is also evident in typically developing children, 52 children were tested at 12, 15, 24, and 30 months to examine associations between infant joint attention and social outcomes. Twelve-month initiating and…
Descriptors: Infants, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Competence, Attention Span
Behavioral Control and Resiliency in the Onset of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use: A Prospective Study from Preschool to Adolescence
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Wong, Maria M.; Nigg, Joel T.; Zucker, Robert A.; Puttler, Leon I.; Fitzgerald, Hiram E.; Jester, Jennifer M.; Glass, Jennifer M.; Adams, Kenneth – Child Development, 2006
The developmental trajectories of behavioral control and resiliency from early childhood to adolescence and their effects on early onset of substance use were examined. Behavioral control is the tendency to express or contain one's impulses and behaviors. Resiliency is the ability to adapt flexibly one's characteristic level of control in response…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Child Behavior, Drinking, Drug Use