Activity Level from Birth through First Grade: Stability or Inversion of Intensity?.

McBride-Chang, Catherine; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ533038

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Activity Level from Birth through First Grade: Stability or Inversion of Intensity?

McBride-Chang, Catherine; And Others

Early Education and Development, v7 n4 p367-80 Oct 1996

Examined two hypotheses regarding activity level: (1) early appearing stability; and (2) inversion of intensity. Measured behavioral intensity or activity level six times between the neonatal period and first grade. Results indicated that parent ratings supported activity level stability. Observations revealed that intense neonatal activity predicted low childhood activity levels at 26 months and in nursery school. (KDFB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Behavior, Child Development, Individual Development, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Attitudes, Personality, Physical Activity Level, Questionnaires, Young Children

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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