Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood
______ involvement seems to increase a child's well-being, physical, cognitive and social development
father
In step families boys often benefit from having a ______, but girls have a hard time if their mother remarries because ______
father figure; now they have to share their mom
Bullying for ______ tends to take the form of relational aggression (rumors, no talking to)
girls
the fact that children tend to pick friends that are the same as them in sex, race and age
homogeneity
Children raised by their grandparents are often said to be raised in _______ families
skip-generation families
one's behavior with other people
sociability
in middle childhood children develop skills of _____ and ____ with their peers which provides _____ and _____
sociability and intimacy emotional security and validation
Which measure of popularity asked children to judge how popular they thought each of the others in their class were?
sociometric popularity
_____ on children in single parent families could lead to problems
stress
why might children have to live with their grandparents?
teen pregnancy, substance abuse, illness, divorce, early death
the IQs of children in adoptive families tend to more closely match those of _______
their adoptive siblings and peers
why do children of co-habitating parents tend to have more behavioral, academic and emotional problems?
their families are more disadvantaged in terms of SES because their parents have less income and education and their parents have poorer relationships
children in adoptive families tend to do better than ______
their siblings that stay in the birth home
In step families loyalties to biological parents could lead to _______
trouble forming bonds with new family
Which peer group was thought to contain the most popular kids?
controversial
about how many best friends does a child have in middle childhood?
3-5
What are some issues with children being raised by their grandparents?
age gap stressful for grandparents, especially if low income grandparents have no legal rights of the children unless they officially adopt them
children have an increased risk of bullying if they have a genetic tendency towards _______ and an ______
aggression and an agrgessive family
Being anxious, depressed, cautious, small, quiet, submissive, crying easily, argumentative and provocative are all risk factors for _______
being bullied
Involvement of _______ in a family is important for children
biological father
Bullying for ______ tends to take the form of overt physical aggression (yelling, kicking)
boys
Boys tend to bully _____ and girls tend to bully ______
boys, girls
What does Erikson's industry vs inferiority stage deal with?
children learning skills that are valued in society
If you pass through the industry vs. inferiority stage, you gain the virtue of _____ and feel that you are _______. If you do not pass through this stage, you feel you are ______
competence able to do what you want and contribute to society no good or become a workaholic
friendship teaches children equal give and take through
compromise, sharing, conflict resolution, communication and conversation
Which of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development is dealt with in middle childhood?
industry vs. inferiority
one's sense of belonging
intimacy
Are there any differences in children of adoptive vs traditional families?
no
Do there seem to be issues with children raised in gay and lesbian families?
no
the group of people around you
peers
What were the 5 peer status groups? and what rating did they get?
popular (mostly happy), rejected (mostly sad), neglected (no one knows them), controversial (lots of happies and sads), average (average number of happies and sads)
Both bullies and victims exhibit ______ and are ______
psychological problems and are disliked
What are some negative effects of peers?
reinforce prejudice increase antisocial tendencies (peer pressure)
Perceived popularity is ______
who you think is most popular
Kids do not want to be around bullies when they are _____, but they ______ bullies more as they _____
young, respect, grow up and hit middle school
