Young Adulthood Study, 1939-1967 (doi:10.7910/DVN/ORXRNV)

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Young Adulthood Study, 1939-1967

doi:10.7910/DVN/ORXRNV

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Crandall, Virginia C., 1979, "Young Adulthood Study, 1939-1967", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/ORXRNV, Harvard Dataverse, V3, UNF:3:Z3UoT3jD4bDs7WXkAdl0yw== [fileUNF]

Young Adulthood Study, 1939-1967

doi:10.7910/DVN/ORXRNV

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Crandall, Virginia C.

Harvard Dataverse

Murray Research Archive

1979

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/ORXRNV

Social Sciences, Achievement, Childhood, Adolescent behavior

mra, 51-100, female, male, 0-5, 6-12, 13-17, 18-22, mixed, not compiled, mixed, 2, Special aspects of education

This study examined behaviors which occurred in childhood and adolescence in order to identify precursors of motivational orientations and achievement behaviors. It explored antecedent maternal behaviors which might influence achievement development, as well as examined the contemporary correlates of achievement in young adulthood. <br /><br /> The study made use of longitudinal data in the records of the Fels Research Institute. Seventy-four of the original 96 children brought into the program between 1939 and 1947 were asked to return for follow-up. Sixty-five (or 88%) of these were able to return to the center for the adult assessment between 1965 and 1967. The final sample consisted of 38 males and 27 females aged 18 to 26.<br /><br /> Historical data (maternal, childhood and adolescent) were obtained from the Fels files. They included narrative reports of home visits, ratings of mothers' behaviors, nursery school and day camp observations, taped interviews with the children when they were adolescents. Standardized instruments (i.e., Gesell Developmental Schedule, Stanford-Binet, Wechsler-Bellevue, and Primary Mental Abilities tests) were administered at regular intervals. Physical measurements of participants and demographic characteristics of participants and parents were included.<br /><br /> The current study conducted semistructured interviews with the children as young adults. The interview tapped a variety of motivational and behavioral variables related to academic, intellectual and vocational achievement and effort. Identification models, sex role attitudes, and social activities were also assessed. The investigator used four experimental tasks to measure competence, goal approach, conceptual tempo preference for intellectual vs. motor skills, and intellectual expectancy. <br /><br /> The Murray Archive holds additional analogue materials for this study (paper). If you would like to access this material, please apply to use the data.

1930-1970

1939-1967

United States

individuals

field study, longitudinal

quota sample

psychological tests, interview, institutional records

Henry A. Murray Research Archive, Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences, Harvard University

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Submission of the following <a href= "http://www.murray.harvard.edu/application" target="_blank">Application For The Use Of Data</a> is required to access the data from this study.<p><b>Follow-up of the data is not possible.<br /> A 2-3 page proposal is required, along with the applicant's vita.<br /> As of 2002, all decisions on data access will be made by the Murray Archive.</b></p>

• Number of cases: 74

• No. of variables per record: 521

• Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

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Data File for Study in Tab Delimited Format

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Description of coded data variables

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00539Crandall-YoungAdulthood-CodebookAddendum.pdf

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Clarifications of discrepancies in the data files

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Data File for Study in SPSS Portable Format

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00539Crandall-YoungAdulthood-DataFileList.pdf

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Detailed description of computer data files

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00539Crandall-YoungAdulthood-Measures.pdf

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Collection of blank measures used in the study

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00539Crandall-YoungAdulthood-MemoOfAgreement.pdf

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Legal agreement between data depositor and Murray Archive

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00539Crandall-YoungAdulthood-StudyDescription.pdf

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Overview: abstract, research methodology, publications, and other info.

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