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Resource Control Strategies: Associations With Autonomic Nervous System Reactivity, Leigh Ann Holterman
Resource Control Strategies: Associations With Autonomic Nervous System Reactivity, Leigh Ann Holterman
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Social dominance is an inherent component of human social organization (Hawley, 1999, Ryff & Singer, 2000; Uchino, Cacioppo, & Kiecolt-Glaser, 1996). Some behaviors typically associated with gaining dominance (e.g., bullying, aggression), have been linked with maladaptive outcomes (Hawley, 2016). However, Resource Control Theory (RCT) highlights the adaptive role of the prosocial (e.g., sharing, cooperating) and the coercive (e.g., taking, threatening) strategies that youth use to gain resources within their peer group (Hawley, 2003a). These behaviors may have important implications for individuals’ physiological stress reactivity, particularly during middle childhood when youth are undergoing rapid cognitive and social development (Parker et al., …
Transitions In Subtypes Of Withdrawn Behavior From Childhood To Adolescence: The Role Of Sports Participation, Meghan Conboy Schreck
Transitions In Subtypes Of Withdrawn Behavior From Childhood To Adolescence: The Role Of Sports Participation, Meghan Conboy Schreck
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
Withdrawn behavior broadly describes individuals who are isolated from their peer group. Though not a clinical disorder, withdrawn behavior is a construct involved in many psychological problems, and it is likely the behavioral manifestation of distinct motivations and developmental processes. Additionally, withdrawn behavior is often used interchangeably with other psychological constructs, including shyness, social disinterest, and peer exclusion, making accurate classification difficult. In an effort to better understand the classification and developmental course of withdrawn behavior in youth, the current study used latent class analysis (LCA) and latent transition analysis (LTA) to identify distinct subclasses of withdrawn youth and to …