The assessment and structure of phonological and visual-spatial working memory in 4-year-old children

Abstract. Given the fact that working memory capacity plays an important role in many areas of cognitive development and can predict school achievement ...

Mothers’ evaluation of their kindergarten children’s developmental status

Abstract. The question whether parents are able to assess their children’s development accurately is one that repeatedly comes up in applied developmental psychology research and is ...

Peer-rating of behavior. Translation and evaluation of the Adjustment Scales for Sociometric Evaluation of Secondary-School Students (ASSESS-D)

Abstract. Peers are conceived of as valid and reliable informants. This may explain why there is no evaluated ...

Intra- and interethnic friendship quality of boys and girls of German, Turkish, and Italian origin

Abstract. This contribution addresses the question of similarity or difference in the quality of intra- and interethnic friendships in adolescence. ...

The transition from school to vocational education: Avoiding worry does not pay

Abstract. The transition from school to vocational training is a developmental task whose completion is central to the ongoing career path. Until recently, the role played by ...