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King, Julie; Shute, Rosalyn; McLachlan, Angus – Roeper Review, 2019
Within a theoretical framework of cognitive dissonance, this phenomenological study explored Australian intellectually gifted pre-adolescent/early adolescents' experiences of asynchrony. The study focuses on mothers and sons. Eleven boys aged 10 to 14 years, and nine of their mothers, participated in semi-structured interviews. Seven boys reported…
Descriptors: Males, Phenomenology, Gifted, Psychological Patterns
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Shimoni, Ma'ayan; Engel-Yeger, Batya; Tirosh, Emanuel – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Difficulty in executive functions (EF) is a core symptom of ADHD. Yet, the EF assessments are still in controversy. It is still unclear whether the everyday implementation of EF can be assessed under laboratory conditions. Therefore, the purposes of the present study are: (a) to examine EF among boys with ADHD both in everyday behavior (as…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Executive Function, Children, Preadolescents
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Pellegrini, Anthony D.; Bartini, Maria – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2001
Studied boys' dominance behavior as they made the transition from primary to middle school. Found that dominance decreased as boys made the transition to a new group; dominance had a significant aggressive dimension at the start of sixth grade; and both affiliative and aggressive dimensions of dominance predicted heterosexual relationships at the…
Descriptors: Affiliation Need, Aggression, Child Behavior, Dating (Social)
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Elia, Josephine; Dell, Mary Lynn; Friedman, David F.; Zimmerman, Robert A.; Balamuth, Naomi; Ahmed, Asim A.; Pati, Susmita – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
This is a report of an 11-year-old, prepubertal boy with acute-onset urinary urgency and frequency, obsessions and compulsions related to urination, severe mood lability, inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and intermittent periods of immobilization. Fever, cough, otitis, and sinusitis preceded neuropsychiatric symptoms. Antistreptolysin O…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders
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Cillessen, Antonius H. N.; Hubbard, Julie A. – 1993
This study examined high-aggressive and low-aggressive boys' ratings of the effectiveness of aggressive and assertive strategies for solving social problems involving hypothetical peers and actual peers. Subjects were 66 third-grade boys (11 groups of 6 boys each for a total of 22 high-aggressive, 22 low-aggressive, and 22 average aggressive boys)…
Descriptors: Aggression, Assertiveness, Child Behavior, Elementary School Students
Romano, Elisa; Baillargeon, Raymond H.; Tremblay, Richard E. – Human Resources Development Canada, 2002
Hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention are among the most common behaviour problems in children. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hyperactivity-impulsivity and inattention in the Canadian population of 2-11-year-old girls and boys, using data from the first National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY)…
Descriptors: Incidence, Probability, Public Policy, Health Services
Ykema, Freerk – 2000
This lesson book presents the curriculum of the Rock and Water program, which aims to assist boys in their development to adulthood by emphasizing the importance of being conscious of their own power and responsibility within society. The program focuses on the process of growth to adulthood via five steps: (1) self defense; (2) standing up for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Development, Child Behavior, Child Development