A comparative study of physical growth of dull Italian children

Abstract

Data from the Harvard Growth Study by Dearborn were used in this analysis, covering 122 boys and 125 girls aged 6-12 years. Results showed (1) "… that there is a small and fairly consistent difference in the majority of measures studied between dull and normal Italian children in standing, sternal and sitting height, weight, trunk length, and iliac width from age six through eleven," and (2) "that the difference is not great enough for classification on the basis of physical growth, but should be considered as a factor in the classification, instruction, and promotion of children who deviate widely from the normal in physical growth." Bibliography of 13 titles. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)