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Wangby, Margit; Bergman, Lars R.; Magnusson, David – Child Development, 1999
Examined adjustment problems from late childhood to early adulthood among 500 Swedish girls. Found a diversified pattern of multisyndrome formation in late childhood. The syndrome structure in early adolescence identified externalizing adjustment problems and peer problems. An externalizing syndrome was stable between late childhood and early…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Children

Elder, Gen H., Jr.; And Others – Child Development, 1985
Used newly developed codes for parenting behavior during the Great Depression reported in the Oakland Growth Study. Results indicated that economic hardship adversely influenced the psychosocial well-being of adolescent girls, but not boys, by increasing the rejecting behavior of fathers. This effect was particularly strong for unattractive girls.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Development, Emotional Response, Fathers