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Associations between Child Disabilities and Caregiver Discipline and Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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Hendricks, Charlene; Lansford, Jennifer E.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Bornstein, Marc H. – Child Development, 2014
Using nationally representative samples of 45,964 two- to nine-year-old children and their primary caregivers in 17 developing countries, this study examined the relations between children's cognitive, language, sensory, and motor disabilities and caregivers' use of discipline and violence. Primary caregivers reported on their…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline, Violence, Developing Nations
Neurodevelopmental Effects of Early Deprivation in Postinstitutionalized Children
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Pollak, Seth D.; Nelson, Charles A.; Schlaak, Mary F.; Roeber, Barbara J.; Wewerka, Sandi S.; Wiik, Kristen L.; Frenn, Kristin A.; Loman, Michelle M.; Gunnar, Megan R. – Child Development, 2010
The neurodevelopmental sequelae of early deprivation were examined by testing (N = 132) 8- and 9-year-old children who had endured prolonged versus brief institutionalized rearing or rearing in the natal family. Behavioral tasks included measures that permit inferences about underlying neural circuitry. Children raised in institutionalized…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Memory, Disadvantaged Environment, Inferences
Specific Intellectual Deficits in Children with Early Onset Diabetes Mellitus.
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Rovet, Joanne F.; And Others – Child Development, 1988
Compares 27 children with early onset diabetes (EOD) with 24 children with late onset diabetes (LOD) and 30 sibling controls in performance on tests of intellectual functioning and school achievement. Results revealed that duration of illness, age of onset, and hypoglycemic convulsions significantly predicted spatial ability. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Diabetes
Spontaneous Leg Movements of Infants with Down Syndrome and Nondisabled Infants.
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Ulrich, Beverly D.; Ulrich, Dale A. – Child Development, 1995
Compared the spontaneous leg movements of 10 infants with Down Syndrome to those of nondisabled infants matched for chronological age and motor age. Contrary to expectations, no significant difference was found in the frequency of leg movements between the two groups. However, Down Syndrome subjects demonstrated significantly fewer of the most…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disabilities, Downs Syndrome, Infant Behavior
Developmental Growth Curves of Preschool Children with Vision Impairments.
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Hatton, Deborah D.; Bailey, Donald B., Jr.; Burchinal, Margaret R.; Ferrell, Kay Alicyn – Child Development, 1997
Used growth curve analysis to describe the development of 186 preschoolers with vision impairments. Found that mental retardation and developmental delay were associated with lower developmental ages and slower growth rates. Visual function of 20/800 or worse was associated with lower developmental ages and slower growth rates in personal-social…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Delays, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
Differential Treatment of Siblings in Two Family Contexts.
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McHale, Susan M.; Pawletko, Terese M. – Child Development, 1992
Examined differential treatment of siblings in families with a disabled child and other families. Assessed connections between differential treatment, both children's adjustment, and sibling relationships. Results revealed greater levels of differential treatment in families with disabled children but no context differences in the correlations…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes