title: Growing up with the threat of nuclear war: some indirect effects on personality development.
abstract: The effects of the nuclear peril upon youngsters in middle childhood are considered, with particular emphasis on the extent to which ego strengths and weaknesses are influenced by adult behavior. It is suggested that the adult response to a pervasive danger such as the nuclear arms build-up shapes children's views of the trustworthiness of adult society and defines the limits of their growth and development.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D010553:Personality Development; D012938:Social Perception