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Painter, Julia E.; Sales, Jessica M.; Pazol, Karen; Wingood, Gina M.; Windle, Michael; Orenstein, Walter A.; Diclemente, Ralph J. – Health Education Research, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently expanded annual influenza vaccination recommendations to include all children 6 months through 18 years of age. Adolescent attitudes toward influenza vaccination may play a key role in reaching this newly added age group. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Age, Advisory Committees, Immunization Programs
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Stahmer, Aubyn C.; Hurlburt, Michael; Horwitz, Sarah McCue; Landsverk, John; Zhang, Jinjin; Leslie, Laurel K. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objective: To examine developmental and behavioral status of children in child welfare (CW) over time, by intensity of CW involvement using a national probability sample. Methods: As part of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW), data were collected on 1,049 children 12-47 months old investigated by CW agencies for…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Caregivers, Behavior Standards, Infants
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Watling, Dawn; Banerjee, Robin – Infant and Child Development, 2007
Previous research has suggested that the understanding of modesty--downplaying one's achievements to evoke a positive social evaluation--develops in the primary school years. However, very little is known about how children's understanding of modesty is associated with social contextual factors, such as audience type. A sample of 92 children aged…
Descriptors: Age, Audience Awareness, Audiences, Children
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Freund, Alexandra M. – Human Development, 1997
Argues that the perception of consequences for missing age-related deadlines might reflect motivational or coping processes rather than actual consequences. Posits that age-related expectations are powerful determinants of how people perceive and evaluate themselves and others and that they play an important role in selecting and pursuing goals.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Behavior Standards, Individual Development
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Modell, John – Human Development, 1997
Maintains that Settersten's article (PS 528 646) elucidates the way in which American selfhood is formed, challenged, and maintained. Focuses on how survey research aids in examining questions regarding the meaning of age norms for individuals. Notes strengths and limitations of survey research and suggests that age salience may be an aspect of…
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Behavior Standards, Individual Development
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Settersten, Richard A., Jr. – Human Development, 1997
Outlines emerging debates on salience of age in the life course. Notes study examining adults' perceptions of the relevance of age for life-course transitions related to family, education and work, or health and death: age was considered most salient in the family sphere; and was more salient for men than for women and for nonwhites than for…
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Attitudes, Behavior Standards