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Smetana, Judith G.; Wong, Mun; Ball, Courtney; Yau, Jenny – Child Development, 2014
A total of 267 five-, seven-, and ten-year-olds (M = 7.62), 147 in Hong Kong and 120 in the United States, evaluated hypothetical personal (and moral) events described as either essential or peripheral to actors' identity. Except for young Chinese in the peripheral condition, straightforward personal events were overwhelmingly evaluated as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Self Concept, Compliance (Psychology)
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Horton, Nicole K.; Ray, Glen E.; Cohen, Robert – Child Study Journal, 2001
Examined second-, third-, fifth-, and sixth-graders' evaluations of parent-child inductive discipline situations. Found that for physical transgressions, victim-oriented induction was evaluated as more appropriate and fair than parent-oriented induction. Younger children evaluated parent-oriented induction as more appropriate than older children.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Comparative Analysis
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Bregman, George; Killen, Melanie – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1999
Examined adolescents' and young adults' evaluations of reasons for career decisions, and the role of parental influence. Found that subjects supported career choices for reasons of personal growth and rejected choices when decisions were based on interpersonal relationships or hedonism. Parental influence was judged most important when…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Career Choice, Career Development