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Primary process thinking in the same children at two developmental levels.

E Rivard1, S Z Dudek

  • 1Allan Memorial Institute.

Journal of Personality Assessment
|April 1, 1977
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Primary process thinking remained constant in children from kindergarten to fourth grade, challenging psychoanalytic theories. However, its components, drive-related ideation and formal thought deviations, developed differently with age.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic Theory

Background:

  • Psychoanalytic theory posits significant changes in primary process thinking with development.
  • Previous research has not consistently supported these theoretical predictions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the developmental trajectory of primary process thinking in children.
  • To investigate the distinct developmental paths of its components: drive-related ideation and formal deviations of thought.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal analysis of primary process thinking in the same cohort of children.
  • Assessment at kindergarten and fourth-grade levels.

Main Results:

  • The overall amount of primary process thinking showed relative stability across developmental stages.

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  • Drive-related ideation increased with age.
  • Formal deviations of thought decreased in quality and type with age.

    • Conclusions:

    • Developmental constancy, not change, characterizes overall primary process thinking.
    • Specific facets of primary process thinking exhibit distinct developmental patterns, diverging from global theoretical predictions.