С 1996 г. мы (я, Дэвид Бредехофт, Джин Иллсли Кларк, Конни Доусон и наши ассистенты-исследователи) изучали связь детской избалованности с проблемами во взрослой жизни. Мы провели 10 исследований с общим числом участников 2531 человек:
• Бредехофт, Меннике, Поттер и Кларк – 1998 г.;
• Бредехофт, Кларк и Доусон – 2001 г.;
• Бредехофт, Кларк и Доусон – 2003 г.;
• Бредехофт, Доусон, Кларк и Моргарт – 2003 г.;
• Бредехофт – 2006 г.; Бредехофт и Кларк – 2006 г.;
• Бредехофт и Лич – 2006 г.;
• Бредехофт – 2007 г.;
• Вальчески, Бредехофт и Лич – 2007 г.;
• Бредехофт и Ралстон – 2008 г.;
• Бредехофт и Слингер – 2010 г.;
• Бредехофт и Симс – 2012 г.; Бредехофт – 2013 г.
Результаты стали научной основой этой книги. Несмотря на нерепрезентативную природу наших выборок, нам кажется, что результаты позволяют по-новому взглянуть на воспитательные задачи, связанные с проблемой избалованности.
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Bredehoft, D. J. «Study 3: Becoming a Parent After Growing Up Overindulged – Executive Summary». 2006.
Bredehoft, D. J., and M. K. Leach. «Study 2: Influence of Childhood Overindulgence on Young Adult Dispositions – Executive Summary». 2006.
Walcheski, M. J., D. J. Bredehoft, and M. K. Leach. «Study 4: Overindulgence, Parenting Styles, and Parent Sense of Competence – Executive Summary». 2007.
Bredehoft, D. J., and J. I. Clarke. «Study 5: Answering Questions About Growing Up, Overindulged, and Adult Relationships». Poster presented at the 2006 National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, November 8–11, 2006. Hyatt Hotel, Minneapolis.
Bredehoft, D. J., and E. S. Ralston. «Study 6: Factors Connecting Childhood Overindulgence and Adult Life Aspirations – Executive Summary». 2008.
Bredehoft, D. J. «Study 7: Reliability and Validity Findings for a Measure of Childhood Overindulgence». Poster presented at the 2007 National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, November 7, 2007. Hilton Hotel, Pittsburgh.
Bredehoft, D. J. «The Effects of an Effortless Childhood: Responding to Overindulge Children». LEA Shaping the Future 5, no. 4 (2008): 26–29.
Bredehoft, D. J., and C. K. Armao. «What Teachers Can Do When Overindulged Children Come to School». Lutheran Education 142, no. 1 (2008): 25–35.
Bredehoft, D. J. «The Disconnect Between Childhood Overindulgence and Spirituality». Poster presented at the 2010 National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, November 5, 2010. Minneapolis Hilton and Towers, Minneapolis.
Slinger, M., and D. J. Bredehoft. «Relationships Between Childhood Overindulgence and Adult Attitudes and Behavior». Poster presented at the 2010 National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, November 5, 2010. Minneapolis Hilton and Towers, Minneapolis.
Bredehoft, D. J. «Study 9: Empirical Connections Between Parental Overindulgence Patterns, Parenting Styles, and Parent Sense of Competence – Executive Summary». 2013.
Sims, G., and D. J. Bredehoft. «Pathways from Childhood Overindulgence to Helicopter Parenting, Psychological Entitlement and Spiritual Involvement». Poster presented at the 2012 Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference, April 28, 2012. Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter.
Bredehoft, D. J., and G. Sims. «Study 10: Pathways Linking Childhood Overindulgence and Helicopter Parenting to Psychological Entitlement and the Erosion of Spiritual Involvement and Beliefs in Young Adulthood – Executive Summary». 2013.