Can Princesses Be Powerful? A Quasi-Experimental Study Examining Children's Perceptions of Princesses and the Self.

Children's gender schematic cognitions guide their attention, affinities, and behaviors, often narrowing their opportunities. The goal of the present study is to examine how children's exposure to animated Disney princesses modeling agentic behaviors (such as being a leader) alters children's gender schematic perceptions of princesses' characteristics, and if this exposure impacts children's perceptions of their own gender-typed qualities. Interviews with 60 children from the northeast region of the United States (M = 4.

Neonatal appendicitis: case report and a revised review of the English literature.

A case of perforated neonatal appendicitis in a surviving premature infant is presented. An up-dated review of the English literature on this subject is included. Of 111 cases with adequate documentation, 29 neonates had the inflamed appendix located within the inguinal hernial sac and survived after operation.

Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver in infants.

Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver is a rare benign tumor of childhood which has been confused with various other benign liver lesions, particularly vascular hamartomas which are mesodermal but not mesenchymal. The mass, frequently cystic, is characterized by an admixture of epithelial structures in a loose connective tissue stroma with fluid accumulation suggestive of lymphangiomatous channels. Four patients are presented and reviewed with 25 previously reported cases.

Neonatal appendicitis: ischemic infarction in incarcerated inguinal hernia.

A premature 12-day-old infant with ischemic infarction of the appendix due to hernial incarceration is presented. Literature review (1901-1975) of 106 cases of acute appendicitis in the first 30 days of life permitted tabulation of some clinical aspects in 94 cases. Overt manifestations mandating surgical intervention and isolation of the inflammatory process in the inguinoscrotal region are important factors responsible for the significantly better prognosis for neonatal hernial versus intraabdominal appendicitis.

Perianal rhabdomyosarcoma in childhood.

The case of a child with a stage I perianal embryonal botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma is presented, with description of coordinated management utilizing local excision, irradiation, and cyclic chemotherapy resulting in a 3-year tumor-free survival. Previously reported pediatric cases are summarized.

PARADOXICAL HYPERTENSION AND THE ABDOMINAL PAIN SYNDROME FOLLOWING RESECTION OF COARCTATION OF THE AORTA.

Sixteen children with coarctation of the aorta were studied in respect of the incidence of paradoxical hypertension and the abdominal pain syndrome after repair of the coarctation. These postoperative complications were investigated in relation to vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) excretion and extent of operative repair. The results, compared to those in a control group, indicated no evident causal relationship between these complications and catecholamine production.