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Children's Competence and Value Beliefs from Childhood through Adolescence: Growth Trajectories in Two Male-Sex-Typed Domains.
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Fredricks, Jennifer A.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Developmental Psychology, 2002
Examined gender differences in 514 children's competence and value beliefs from first through twelfth grade, and the relation of these trends to initial differences in parents' perceptions of children's ability. Found that gender differences in competence and value beliefs related to sports and mathematics. Gender differences in competence beliefs…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Athletics, Beliefs
The Role of Contextual and Personal Factors in Children's Risk Taking.
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Miller, David C.; Byrnes, James P. – Developmental Psychology, 1997
Two experiments tested a self-regulation model of risk-taking among third through eighth graders in which inappropriate risk taking is associated with overconfidence, succumbing to dysregulating influences, and insensitivity to outcomes. Found that ability beliefs, preference for thrill seeking, peer nomination, competitiveness, and interest…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Context Effect
Race and the Workforce: Occupational Status, Aspirations, and Stereotyping among African American Children.
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Bigler, Rebecca S.; Averhart, Cara J.; Liben, Lynn S. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Examined whether African American first- through sixth-graders' perceptions of occupational status and their own vocational interests were affected by racial segregation of the workforce. Found that for familiar jobs, children's judgments related to their knowledge of racial segregation in these jobs. Novel occupations depicted with African…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Youth, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests