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Peer reviewedPellegrini, 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)
Rettinger, Virginia – Moral Education Forum, 1993
Reports on a study of the relationship between moral and political consciousness as evidenced by the ideas and words of 20 middle-school children of average scholastic ability. Finds that the socioeconomic conditions of a community influenced the children's perceptions of issues and problems. (CFR)
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Elementary Education, Females, Intermediate Grades
