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Direct linkWallace, Gregory H.; Makoroff, Kathi L.; Malott, Heidi A.; Shapiro, Robert A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2007
Objective: To determine how often and for what reasons a hospital-based multidisciplinary child abuse team concluded that a report of alleged or suspected child abuse was unnecessary in young children with fractures. Methods: A retrospective review was completed of all children less than 12 months of age who, because of fractures, were referred to…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Evaluation, Child Abuse, Injuries
Gross, Bernard Francis – 1971
The purpose of this study was to design a course and to determine its effects on learners' perceptions of certain scientific literacy concepts. A science-related semantic differential instrument was used. Student-instructor collaboration resulted in the selection of objectives and learning strategies in order to establish an environment favorable…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Biology, College Science, Curriculum Development
Zajac, David J.; Harris, Adrianne A.; Roberts, Joanne E.; Martin, Gary E. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2009
Purpose: To compare the perceived articulation rate of boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS) with that of chronologically age-matched (CA) boys and to determine segmental and/or prosodic factors that account for perceived rate. Method: Ten listeners used direct magnitude estimation procedures to judge the articulation rates of 7 boys with FXS only, 5…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Males, Children, Genetic Disorders
Barsoum, Ivraym Boshra – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is one of the universal pathways involved in animal development. This dissertation focuses on Hh role in the mammalian gonad development, which is a central part of mammalian sexual development and identity. The central dogma of mammalian sex development is that genetic sex determines the gonadal sex, which in turn…
Descriptors: Animals, Genetics, Sexuality, Physical Development
Strautin, Astra Lydia – 1992
Today's society, in large part, has granted public acknowledgment of the practice of homosexuality as an "alternative lifestyle" and as a valid expression of sexuality and self. However, there are men and women who, having engaged in an active homosexual lifestyle for varying lengths of time, feel regretful about their homosexuality and want to…
Descriptors: Counseling, Developmental Psychology, Etiology, Homosexuality
Sloneem, J.; Arron, K.; Hall, S. S.; Oliver, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Self-injurious behaviour is commonly seen in Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). However, there has been limited research into the aetiology of self-injury in CdLS and whether environmental factors influence the behaviour. Methods: We observed the self-injury of 27 individuals with CdLS and 17 participants who did not have CdLS matched…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Injuries, Social Reinforcement, Genetic Disorders
Axelson, David A.; Birmaher, Boris; Strober, Michael A.; Goldstein, Benjamin I.; Ha, Wonho; Gill, Mary Kay; Goldstein, Tina R.; Yen, Shirley; Hower, Heather; Hunt, Jeffrey I.; Liao, Fangzi; Iyengar, Satish; Dickstein, Daniel; Kim, Eunice; Ryan, Neal D.; Frankel, Erica; Keller, Martin B. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: To determine the rate of diagnostic conversion from an operationalized diagnosis of bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (BP-NOS) to bipolar I disorder (BP-I) or bipolar II disorder (BP-II) in youth over prospective follow-up and to identify factors associated with conversion. Method: Subjects were 140 children and adolescents…
Descriptors: Intervals, At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Mental Disorders
Peer reviewedScarr-Salapatek, Sandra – Science, 1971
Environmental influences were important determiners of aptitude and ability as measured by the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills in a twin study using black and white students. There were insufficient data to determine the relative contribution of environmental and genetic variance between races. (AL)
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Genetics, Intelligence, Psychology
Dimitropoulos, Anastasia; Ho, Alan Y.; Klaiman, Cheryl; Koenig, Kathy; Schultz, Robert T. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
In order to investigate unique and shared characteristics and to determine factors predictive of group classification, quantitative comparisons of behavioral and emotional problems were assessed using the Developmental Behavior Checklist (DBC-P) and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales in autistic disorder, Williams syndrome (WS), and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation
Drozdov, A. Iu. – Russian Education and Society, 2005
Aggressive behavior by young people is one of the most urgent social problems. Rising violent crime among adolescents is being observed over the entire post-Soviet space. Scientists have singled out a number of groups of factors causing an individual to engage in aggressive behavior--biological, genetic, and individual psychological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aggression, Adolescents, Social Influences
Arnold, Charles B. – 1977
The scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) have been declining since 1963. While this decline has occurred, scores on achievement tests administered to students in grades 3 to 11 have been stable. An alalysis of the medical and epidemiological literature was conducted to determine whether there could be a health factor that might have caused…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth, Child Development, College Bound Students
Download full textBayley, Nancy – 1966
This study attempted to find which factors determine the course of mental growth. The hypotheses were as follows: (1) early growth rates are rapid, chaotic, and uneven; (2) intellectual functions become more complex at age 2; (3) language is of overriding importance in intellectual growth; (4) more developed individuals have a longer infancy…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Environmental Influences, Factor Analysis, Genetics
Wilson, Doirean – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2010
This paper evaluates the meaning of respect in a 21st century global learning environment, with a view to exploring the implications for promoting harmonious working relationships among students of culturally diverse ethnic backgrounds in the classroom. Research conducted since 2005 that investigates the understanding, meaning and experience of…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Global Approach, Student Diversity, Cultural Differences
Eaves, Ronald C.; Williams, Thomas O., Jr. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2006
In this study, the authors examined the construct validity of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder Rating Scale (PDDRS; R. C. Eaves, 1993), which is a screening instrument used to identify individuals with autistic disorder and other pervasive developmental disorders. The PDDRS is purported to measure 3 factors--arousal, affect, and…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Factor Structure
Groff, Charlotte V. – 1981
A literature review was conducted to determine the meaning, symptoms, causes, and treatment of dyslexia. The review revealed that dyslexia simply means "distorted words," and is the inability to read either phonetically or visually. Among the symptoms of dyslexia disclosed by the review are motion sickness, retardation in reading of from 6 months…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews
