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Authorعلاء الدين كفافي
Available date2009-11-25T13:49:34Z
Publication Date1987
Publication NameBulletin of the Faculty of Education
CitationBulletin of the Faculty of Education, 1987, No. 5, Pages 397-411.
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/9128
Languagear
PublisherQatar University
Subjectعلم النفس
Psychology
الأباء و الأبناء.
تربية الأطفال.
Titleأثر الترتيب الولادي للاطفال في تفضيل المديح أو التشجيع كنمط من أنماط التدعيم اللفظي
TypeArticle
Pagination397-411
Issue Number5
Alternative AbstractThis study attempted to assess the effect of birth-order upon children's preference for praise or encouragement as contrasting methods of verbal reinforcement. Subjects were 278 children from grades 4, 6, 8 and 10 at a university laboratory school attached to a large south-eastern university. A birth-order classification was assigned to each student on the basis of the number, ages and spacing of siblings in his or her family. Preference for reinforcement was assessed through the use of the Praise-Encouragement Preference Scale. The results revealed a significant difference between only and middle children with the former showing a stronger preference for praise and the latter demonstrating a stronger preference for encouragement. These results are discussed in terms of birth-order theory, and recommendations for further research are suggested.
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