Inhibitive Capability in Young Children: Stability and Development.

Autor/inn/en	Masters, John C.; Binger, Craig G.
Titel	Inhibitive Capability in Young Children: Stability and Development.
Quelle	(1976), (22 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Age Differences; Behavior; Child Development; Delay of Gratification; Experimenter Characteristics; Infants; Inhibition; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Punishment; Research; Self Control; Sex Differences; Social Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kindesentwicklung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Hemmung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Bestrafung; Forschung; Selbstbeherrschung; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Soziale Entwicklung
Abstract	This study was designed to gather data on the developmental progression of children's inhibitive capabilities in a naturalistic setting and to determine the stability of observed capabilities within a developmental period. One hundred and twenty-two 2-, 3- and 4-year-old children were given an opportunity to select an attractive toy and play with it for a short period, then ordered by an adult to stop playing with the toy. Three classes of inhibitive behavior were recorded: initial inhibition, short-term continued inhibition, and long-term continued inhibition (remaining stopped for 30 to 60 seconds, respectively). A second session three weeks following the first (with a different adult) assessed the stability of observed inhibitive behaviors. The proportions of children showing initial inhibition rose significantly with age, ranging from 43% of 2-year-olds to 77% of 4-year-olds. The stability of initial inhibition across experimental sessions also rose with age. The proportions of children showing continued inhibition also rose with age, but for long-term continued inhibition the presence of a female adult significantly reduced the proportion of older children demonstrating it. The results are discussed in terms of different processes mediating initial inhibition and continued inhibition during a delay period. (Author/MS)
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Update	2004/1/01