This paper explores the relationship between gender, processes of argumentation and cognitive change in children’s social interaction. Hundredandtwenty children (average age, 9.5 years) discussed a moral dilemma with a same age peer. The style of children’...
Seven illness appraisals (situation and resource appraisals) were examined in paediatric patients with cancer, diabetes, or accidental injuries and their parents. It was hypothesized that situation appraisals but not resource appraisals would co-vary with ...
Three experiments considered how the positive or negative framing of decisions affects children’s EV (expected value) judgements and choices. In Experiment 1, 6- and 9-year-olds chose between a sure gain and a gamble or between a sure loss and a gamble, ...
This study investigated the effect of regularity in environmental structure on wayfinding behavior and spatial knowledge. A total of 60 participants (7- to 8-year-olds, 11- to12-year-olds, and adults) performed self-determined movements in a desktop ...
The fourth edition of the Hamburg-Wechsler-Intelligenztest für Kinder und Jugendliche (HAWIK-IV; Petermann & Petermann, 2007) is a German-language adaptation of the fourth revision of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV; Wechsler, 2003). ...
In the present study, systematic comparisons between Swiss children attending regular first grade classes and those enrolled in classes for children with special needs (so-called “Einführungsklassen”, in which the first grade curriculum is spread over two ...
In the Geneva Variability Study, the Stroop task was administered to children and young adults. Interference and facilitation effects were investigated by comparing mean reaction times (RTs) and applying ex-Gaussian distribution analysis. Our analyses ...
Word Association Norms for 76 French Action Verbs in 5 to 11 Years Old ChildrenWe report verbal association norms for 76 French action verbs, collected for four groups of 50 children schooled in the canton of Geneva, attending kindergarten grade 1 (5 ...
This study extends prior research on the Picture Anxiety Test (PAT; Dubi & Schneider, 2009) in clinical samples, by examining psychometric properties and acceptance in a community sample of 153 4–8-year-old children. Children completed the PAT and the ...
Contrary to those of adults and adolescents, children’s value structures and value preferences have rarely been investigated. This paper bridges this gap by building on Schwartz’s (1992) value theory. We present two studies: one in which children from ...
Chronotype, or morningness-eveningness, refers to a person’s preference for a given time of day for intellectual and/or physical activities. It has many implications on health, well-being, performance, and daytime functioning. Because few data are ...
Abstract:Introduction: Anxiety is one of the most common psychological problems in children, with an increasing trend during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examines the mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty and cognitive emotion-regulation ...