NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Howes, Carollee; Wishard Guerra, Alison G. – Social Development, 2009
Eighty-three low-income Mexican-heritage children (44 girls) and their mothers participated in this research. Children were observed with alternative caregivers at 14, 24, and 36 months of age using the Attachment Q-Set. Most children received regular care from infancy through preschool from relatives and childcare providers. Children had high…
Descriptors: Mothers, Low Income, Caregivers, Infants
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Howes, Carollee; Wishard Guerra, Alison G.; Zucker, Eleanor – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2008
The intent of this study was to examine the development of peer interaction in low-income Mexican-heritage families in the United States. Eighty-eight children (44 girls) were observed and mothers interviewed when children were 14, 24, 36, and 54 months old. We used the Attachment Q-Set (Waters, 1990), the Peer Play Scale (Howes & Matheson, 1992),…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Immigrants, Peer Relationship, Low Income