Risk and Resilience in Early Mental Development.

Wilson, Ronald S.

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ERIC Number: EJ334829

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Risk and Resilience in Early Mental Development.

Wilson, Ronald S.

Developmental Psychology, v21 n5 p795-805 Sep 1985

Examines the mental development scores for two groups of at-risk infants throughout their childhood--those classified as small for gestational age (SGA) and those twins falling below 1,750g birth weight--and determines that SGA twins showed only a modest deficit in IQ scores as compared to the full twin samples. (HOD)

Descriptors: Birth Weight, Cognitive Development, High Risk Persons, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Premature Infants, Resilience (Personality), Social Influences, Socioeconomic Status, Twins

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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