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Parrish, Krystal H.; Smith, Michele R.; Moran, Lyndsey; Ruberry, Erika J.; Lengua, Liliana J. – Infant and Child Development, 2022
This study examined bidirectional relations between television exposure and effortful control accounting for the effects of family contextual risk factors. Data were from a sample (N = 306) of parents and their preschool-age children (T1 M = 36 mos. in 2008-2010) assessed four times, once every 9 mos. At T1, adolescent parent status predicted…
Descriptors: Television Viewing, Family Environment, At Risk Persons, Preschool Children
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Skalski, Sebastian; Pochwatko, Grzegorz; Balas, Robert – Infant and Child Development, 2021
Commonly proven abnormalities in the structure and functioning of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) are related to cognitive deficits in children with ADHD. The purpose of the randomized controlled study was to assess the efficacy of intervention using hemoencephalographic biofeedback (HEG BFB) in PFC in ADHD and neurotypical children. The final cohort…
Descriptors: Biofeedback, Relaxation Training, Intervention, Children
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Oddi, Kate B.; Murdock, Kyle W.; Vadnais, Sarah; Bridgett, David J.; Gartstein, Maria A. – Infant and Child Development, 2013
Although prominent models emphasize that maternal, child, and situational variables are associated with parenting stress, previous research has often neglected to examine associations between maternal and infant temperament characteristics and stress experienced in the parenting role. Additionally, while predictors of global parenting stress have…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Mothers, Infants, Stress Variables
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Lengua, Liliana J.; Zalewski, Maureen; Fisher, Phil; Moran, Lyndsey – Infant and Child Development, 2013
The effects of low income on children's adjustment might be accounted for by disruptions to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis activity and to the development of effortful control. Using longitudinal data and a community sample of preschool-age children (N?=?306, 36-39?months) and their mothers, recruited to over-represent low-income…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Family Income, Physiology, Preschool Children
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Lunkenheimer, Erika S.; Albrecht, Erin C.; Kemp, Christine J. – Infant and Child Development, 2013
Lower levels of parent-child affective flexibility indicate risk for children's problem outcomes. This short-term longitudinal study examined whether maternal depressive symptoms were related to lower levels of dyadic affective flexibility and positive affective content in mother-child problem-solving interactions at age 3.5?years…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Depression (Psychology), Negative Attitudes, Behavior Problems
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Flynn, Emma – Infant and Child Development, 2007
The aim of this study was to establish the nature of the relations between inhibitory control (IC) and false belief understanding (FBU). Twenty-eight children, participating in an experimental condition, were tested on a battery of FBU and IC tasks every four weeks for six phases of testing. A control group of 14 children completed the battery…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Verbal Ability, Inhibition