Merrill-Palmer Quarterly articles from April 2008

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly archives from April 2008

Children's peer relations and their psychological adjustment: differences between close friendships and the larger peer group.(Report)
April 1, 2008... In a longitudinal study that followed children from fourth through sixth grades, we tested whether problems in children's peer relations preceded psychological maladjustment and whether adjustment difficulties paved the way for poor social...

Predicting youth out-of-school time participation: multiple risks and developmental differences.(Report)
April 1, 2008... Youth out-of-school time (OST) programs and activities can provide developmental benefits for participating youth. Yet little research has examined the contextual predictors of youth OST participation. To address this issue, we examined a...

Peer contextual influences on the growth of authority-acceptance problems in earl elementary school.(Report)
April 1, 2008... This study investigated the effects of the peer social context and child characteristics on the growth of authority-acceptance behavior problems across first, second, and third grades, using data from the normative sample of the Fast Track...

Gender and mother-child interactions during mathematics homework: the importance of individual differences.(Report)
April 1, 2008... Do contemporary families promote gender-differentiated or egalitarian attitudes and behavior surrounding mathematics? The current study examined mother-child interactions during mathematics homework as a microcosm of contemporary gender...

Migrating from Mexico and sharing pretend with peers in the United States.(Essay)
April 1, 2008... The intent of this study was to examine the development of peer interaction in low-income Mexican-heritage families in the United States. Eighty-eight children (44 girls) were observed and mothers interviewed when children were 14, 24, 36, and...