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Rey-Guerra, Catalina; Zachrisson, Henrik D.; Dearing, Eric; Berry, Daniel; Kuger, Susanne; Burchinal, Margaret R.; Naerde, Ane; van Huizen, Thomas; Côté, Sylvana M. – Child Development, 2023
Whether high quantities of center-based care cause behavior problems is a controversial question. Studies using covariate adjustment for selection factors have detected relations between center care and behavior problems, but studies with stronger internal validity less often find such evidence. We examined whether within-child changes in hours in…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Time
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Dagan, Or; Schuengel, Carlo; Verhage, Marije L.; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Sagi-Schwartz, Abraham; Madigan, Sheri; Duschinsky, Robbie; Roisman, Glenn I.; Bernard, Kristin; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian; Bureau, Jean-François; Volling, Brenda L.; Wong, Maria S.; Colonnesi, Cristina; Brown, Geoffrey L.; Eiden, Rina D.; Fearon, R. M. Pasco; Oosterman, Mirjam; Aviezer, Ora; Cummings, E Mark – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021
An unsettled question in attachment theory and research is the extent to which children's attachment patterns with mothers and fathers "jointly" predict developmental outcomes. In this study, we used individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis to assess whether early attachment networks with mothers and fathers are associated with…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Fathers
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Rianne Verschuur; Robert Didden; Russell Lang; Jeff Sigafoos; Bibi Huskens – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Intervention studies evaluating pivotal response treatment (PRT) were systematically identified and analyzed. Forty-three studies were summarized in terms of: (a) participant characteristics, (b) dependent variables, (c) intervention procedures, (d) intervention outcomes, and (e) certainty of evidence. The majority of the reviewed studies (56.4 %)…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Literature Reviews
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Hurwitz, Sarah – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
The gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet is widely used by families of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Despite its popularity, there is limited evidence in support of the diet. The purpose of this article was to identify and evaluate well-controlled studies of the GFCF diet that have been implemented with children with ASD. A review…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Dietetics, Literature Reviews
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McFarland, Margaret L.; Sanders, Matthew R. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2003
This paper investigates some characteristics of families with disruptive children and depressed mothers, and compares the observed behaviors of disruptive children of depressed and non-depressed mothers. Differences observed suggest that, while children of depressed mothers employed a similar range of disruptive behaviors to other disruptive…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Intervention
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Kochanska, Grazyna; And Others – Child Development, 1995
Study assessed compliance and internalization for 99 preschoolers previously studied as toddlers. Compliance and internalization were assessed in multiple observational contexts using maternal reports. Found that committed and situational compliance had distinct developmental trajectories, and only committed compliance was associated with…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Compliance (Psychology), Developmental Stages, Longitudinal Studies
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Bailey, J. Michael; Zucker, Kenneth J. – Developmental Psychology, 1995
Reviews research examining the predictive aspects of childhood sex-typed behavior for sexual orientation. Prospective studies suggest that childhood cross-typed behavior is strongly predictive of adult homosexual orientation for men, whereas retrospective studies are useful in determining how many homosexual individuals displayed cross-sex…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Behavior, Homosexuality, Individual Development
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Reyno, Sandra M.; McGrath, Patrick J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: The differential effectiveness of parent training has led researchers to examine a variety of child, parent, and familial variables that may predict treatment response. Studies have identified a diverse set of child, parent psychological/behavioral and demographic variables that are associated with treatment outcome and dropout.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Family Income, Psychopathology, Child Behavior
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Romano, Elisa; Tremblay, Richard E.; Boulerice, Bernard; Swisher, Raymond – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2005
The study identified independent individual, family, and neighborhood correlates of children's physical aggression and prosocial behavior. Participants were 2,745-11-year olds nested in 1,982 families, which were themselves nested in 96 Canadian neighborhoods. Hierarchical linear modeling showed that the total variation explained by the…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Parenting Styles, Aggression, Family Influence