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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Holub, Shayla C.; Dolan, Elaine A. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2012
Few studies have examined maternal attitudes toward infant body size, but extant work suggests there might be less negativity toward overweight sizes and less positivity toward thin sizes for infants than older children. Fifty mothers of 12 to 25 month-old infants completed questionnaires examining attitudes toward infants', children's and their…
Descriptors: Obesity, Mothers, Mother Attitudes, Infants
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Holub, Shayla C.; Tan, Cin Cin; Patel, Sanobar L. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2011
Parents and children hold negative attitudes about obesity, but little is known about individual differences in obesity stigma. The current study examined authoritarian parenting style, beliefs about the controllability of weight and fear of fat in relation to mothers' dislike of overweight individuals. Factors related to children's weight…
Descriptors: Obesity, Stereotypes, Mothers, Negative Attitudes
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Gordon, Anne K.; Musher-Eizenman, Dara R.; Holub, Shayla C.; Dalrymple, John – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2004
We analyzed the content of school-aged children's responses to a countywide in-class essay assignment in which they described what they are thankful for. Accounts were written in November of 2000 (n=152) and 2001 (n=196). We identified the most prominent themes of children's gratitude as well as differences in the themes that emerged before and…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Children, Gender Differences, Age Differences