Individual differences in uses of humor and their relation to psychological well-being: Development of the Humor Styles Questionnaire

Two analyses were conducted to examine gender differences in global self-esteem In analysis I, a computerized literature search yielded 216 effect sizes, representing the testing of 97,121 respondents The overall effect size was 021, a small difference favoring males A significant quadratic effect of age indicated that the largest effect emerged in late adolescence (d = 033) In Analysis II, gender differences were examined using 3 large, nationally representative data sets from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) All of the NCES effect sizes, which collectively summarize the responses of approximately 48,000 young Americans, indicated higher male self-esteem (ds ranged from 004 to 024) Taken together, the 2 analyses provide evidence that males score higher on standard measures of global self-esteem than females, but the difference is small Potential reasons for the small yet consistent effect size are discussed

Gender differences in self-esteem: A meta-analysis.

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/10652722.pdf

Intimate partner physical abuse perpetration and victimization risk factors: A meta-analytic review.

Gang membership has long been understood to have a disruptive influence on adolescent development and to contribute disproportionately to the rate of delinquent crime. The nature of the impact, and the long-term effects on individuals, have not been well understood. This book uses longitudinal data to examine the developmental consequences of gang membership, and its longer term influence on the life course. This longitudinal approach is made possible by data from a study of antisocial behavior, The Rochester Youth Development Study, which followed one thousand adolescents through their early adult years. The subjects include delinquents who were gang members and others who were not, allowing the authors to compare motives, patterns of behavior, and recurring problems with caregivers and the law, education, peer relations, and career paths. The findings indicate that multiple developmental deficits lead to gang membership and that membership leads to an increase in delinquency.

https://bilder.buecher.de/zusatz/29/29337/29337606_lese_1.pdf

Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective

Background Many women of reproductive age have depression, necessitating therapy with either a tricyclic antidepressant drug or a drug, such as fluoxetine, that inhibits the reuptake of serotonin. Whether these drugs affect fetal neurodevelopment is not known. Methods We studied the children of 80 mothers who had received a tricyclic antidepressant drug during pregnancy, 55 children whose mothers had received fluoxetine during pregnancy, and 84 children whose mothers had not been exposed during pregnancy to any agent known to affect the fetus adversely. The children's global IQ and language development were assessed between 16 and 86 months of postnatal age by age-appropriate Bayley Scales of Infant Development or the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (for IQ) and the Reynell Developmental Language Scales. Results The mean (±SD) global IQ scores were 118±17 in the children of mothers who received a tricyclic antidepressant drug, 117±17 in those whose mothers received fluoxetine, and 115±14 in those ...

Walter W. Hudson

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The clinical measurement package : a field manual