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Kim, Jungmeen; Cicchetti, Dante – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2009
This study investigated mean-level changes and intraindividual variability of self-esteem among maltreated (N = 142) and nonmaltreated (N = 109) school-aged children from low-income families. Longitudinal factor analysis revealed higher temporal stability of self-esteem among maltreated children compared to nonmaltreated children. Cross-domain…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Factor Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Low Income Groups
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Murray-Close, Dianna; Han, Georges; Cicchetti, Dante; Crick, Nicki R.; Rogosch, Fred A. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the association between circadian rhythms of cortisol and physical and relational aggression. Morning arrival, prelunch, and afternoon predeparture salivary cortisol were assessed among 418 maltreated and nonmaltreated children (52% maltreated; 49% female) attending a summer day camp.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Aggression, Day Camp Programs, Gender Differences
Ely, Margot – 1984
This study is about the impact on students and their families when students used computers in a "summer camp" setting and when computers were introduced into the homes of students who normally could not afford to buy them. The computer camp project involved minority group students 8 to 10 years of age, in 2-hour sessions, 5 days a week…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Day Camp Programs