Each generation of adolescents is exposed to a wider array of stressors and environmental deficits. Use, abuse, and dependence on alcohol and other drugs greatly impairs youths' ability to develop fully, and exacerbates and compounds other biopsychosocial problems. Physiologically, the onset of secondary sex characteristics, the growth spurt,…

Three key predictions of Piaget's groupement model of middle childhood cognition were examined in the speed and time concept areas with a total of 93 children in grades 1, 2, and 3. (ED)

Assessed the relative difficulty in the utilization of oddity and matching response strategies in 144 children, ages 5-13 years. A model of matching and oddity problem-solving is presented based on the data collected. (Author/ED)

In this self-concept scale for adolescents based on Havighurst's developmental task, the person is asked to read a paragraph which explains the task and to report the way he sees and feels about his ability to achieve the task in relation to what he can do, what others do, and what it takes to be successful at the task. Response is on a scale of…

School size, age and sex of students as related to scores on the six Piagetian Developmental Thought Processes Tasks were investigated. Five hundred seventy-four students from seventh through twelfth grades were randomly selected from 25 different schools classified as small, medium, or large. Data were treated through factorial analysis of…

Many life-style decisions are often adversely influenced by prejudicial attitudes, norms, and laws about age. The relationship between ways of thinking about developmental tasks and age prejudice is discussed. (Author)

The measurement of creativity in children is discussed. (DLS)

There is controversy among researchers about the mid-life personality and value change, and whether every person undergoes a change. Considered here are possible mid-life developmental changes, and the implications they have for working with persons having vocational and other problems during this critical period. (Author)

Surveyed over 700 12-year-olds and their parents concerning their attitudes toward the ensuing teenage years. Their reponses support in large measure the developmental tasks expounded by Robert Havighurst: the need to achieve independence, their concern with social relationships, and the acceptance of physical appearance. Parents' concerns about…

To help disabled teenagers make the transition from the school-to-work environment, professionals must understand how chronic illnesses and disabilities affect the development and mastery of some important psychosocial tasks of adolescence. It is recommended that rehabilitation counselors use a holistic approach to counseling chronically ill and…

Compares grief in divorce to the Kubler-Ross model of grief resolution in bereavement in 17 persons who wrote essays about their divorce. The results suggested a conceptual model based on three chronological stages with linear progression through the stages, characterized by circularity within each stage. (JAC)

Specific examples of career education through communication skills in primary grades were taken from career development curriculums constructed by the authors and school district personnel in Alabama and Maryland. (Editor)

Behaviors characterizing the adolescent period are examined, followed by the identification and explanation of the developmental tasks of adolescence; finally, the specific contributions of occupational therapy to adolescent development and to task mastery are presented. (Author)

Studied developmental changes in optional shift discriminations using kindergartners, second graders, sixth graders, and college students. (DR)

Presents review of recent work by W.D. Gribbons, P.R. Lohnes, J. Vriend, J.O. Crites, B.W. Westbrook, and ties it in with that of D.E. Super. (CJ)