The development of competence in favorable and unfavorable environments: Lessons from research on successful children.
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Achievements in core developmental tasks in one developmental period can engender positive developmental cascades, setting the stage for future competence.
“Achievements in core developmental tasks in one developmental period can engender positive developmental cascades, setting the stage for future competence (e.g., Masten & Coatsworth, 1998;Stafford-Brizard, 2015).”
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- Authors
- Masten, A. S., & Coatsworth, J. D.
- Venue
- American Psychologist
- Published
- 1998-02
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 205-220
- ISSN
- 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-990X
- OpenAlex
- W4294855960
- Cited by
- 2,438
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 67.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
- Keywords
- competence development, child development, environmental influences on development
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