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Friend, Margaret; Schmitt, Sara A.; Simpson, Adrianne M. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
Until recently, the challenges inherent in measuring comprehension have impeded our ability to predict the course of language acquisition. The present research reports on a longitudinal assessment of the convergent and predictive validity of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories: Words and Gestures (CDI: WG; Fenson et al.,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Predictive Validity, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Theory
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Katz, Lynn Fainsilber; Gottman, John M. – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Assessments of marital interaction during conflict resolution obtained when children were five-years-old predicted teachers' ratings of children's internalizing and externalizing behaviors when the children were eight-years-old. In particular, the "Mutually Hostile" marital interaction pattern correlated with later marital dissolution…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Longitudinal Studies, Marital Instability, Marital Satisfaction
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Wood, Jeffrey – Developmental Psychology, 2006
This study tested the effect of reductions in children's anxiety over time on improvements in school performance and social functioning in the context of participation in a cognitive-behavioral intervention program. Participants included 40 children with high anxiety (6-13 years of age). Independent evaluators, children, and parents rated child…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement, Social Adjustment