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ERIC Number: EJ539844
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Appraisals of Negative Events by Preadolescent Children of Divorce.
Sheets, Virgil; And Others
Child Development, v67 n5 p2166-82 Oct 1996
Investigated children's appraisals of the significance of negative events. Subjects were 256 preadolescent children of divorced parents. Cross-sectional structural equation models found significant paths between negative appraisal and psychological symptoms, over and above the direct effects of the traditional life event measure of stress. (MDM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Divorce, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Problems, Life Events, Longitudinal Studies, Self Esteem, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Stress Management
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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