Child Study Journal articles from June 2002

Child Study Journal archives from June 2002

Overt and relational victimization and psychosocial adjustment in minority preadolescents.
June 1, 2002... Peer victimization has been established as a risk factor in the development of internalizing disorders. However, the existing literature has been limited to the extent that the majority of existing studies have relied on largely European...

Generalization of social anxiety to sport: an investigation of elementary aged Hispanic children.
June 1, 2002... This study examined the relationship of social anxiety to sport anxiety and avoidance in a sample of elementary aged Hispanic children. The Social Anxiety Scale for Children-Revised, and seven questions assessing sport anxiety and avoidance...

An examination of gender differences among young children with Disruptive Behavior Disorders.
June 1, 2002... A question of interest to researchers who study gender differences in disruptive behavior disorders is whether these disorders manifest differently in males than in females. The purpose of the current study was to investigate gender differences...

The effects of being diagnosed with a learning disability on children's self-esteem.
June 1, 2002... The effect of being diagnosed with a learning disability on elementary school children's self-esteem was examined using a quasi-experimental design. Self-esteem increased significantly above prediagnosis levels following diagnosis of a learning...

The effects of athletic identity and motivation goals on global competence perceptions of student-athletes.
June 1, 2002... This study investigated the singular and collective impact of athletic identification and motivational goals on global self-perceptions among high school student-athletes (N = 258). Hierarchical regression analyses revealed several significant...