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Crockett, Lisa J.; Wasserman, Alexander Michael; Rudasill, Kathleen Moritz; Hoffman, Lesa; Kalutskaya, Irina – Child Development, 2018
This study examined teacher-child conflict as a possible mediator of the effects of temperamental anger and effortful control on subsequent externalizing behavior. Reciprocal influences between teacher-child conflict and externalizing behavior were also examined. Participants were 1,152 children (49% female; 81.6% non-Hispanic White) from the…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Psychological Patterns, Self Control, Behavior Problems
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Herman, Keith C.; Wang, Kenneth; Trotter, Reid; Reinke, Wendy M.; Ialongo, Nicholas – Child Development, 2013
This study examined the developmental trajectories of maladaptive perfectionism over a 7-year period among African American youth living in an urban setting (N = 547). In particular, the study attempted to determine whether two maladaptive aspects of perfectionism (socially prescribed and self-critical) changed over time and could be distinguished…
Descriptors: African American Children, Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Levy, Sheri R.; Dweck, Carol S. – Child Development, 1999
Two studies examined sixth graders' personality theories on stereotype formation. Compared to those with malleable views, children with fixed views of personality made more extreme trait ratings of schools characterized positively or negatively, generalized judgments to an unknown student, perceived greater within-school similarity and…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Grade 6