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The Relations between Infant Negative Reactivity, Non-Maternal Childcare, and Children's Interactions with Familiar and Unfamiliar Peers
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Almas, Alisa N.; Degnan, Kathryn Amey; Fox, Nathan A.; Phillips, Deborah A.; Henderson, Heather A.; Moas, Olga L.; Hane, Amie Ashley – Social Development, 2011
The present study examined the influence of children's experiences during non-maternal childcare on their behavior toward unfamiliar peers. Participants included children classified as negatively reactive at four months of age (N = 52) and children not negatively reactive (N = 61), who were further divided into those who experienced non-maternal…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Infant Behavior, Correlation, Mothers
Temperament as a Moderator of the Effects of Parental Depressive Symptoms on Child Behavior Problems
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Jessee, Allison; Mangelsdorf, Sarah C.; Shigeto, Aya; Wong, Maria S. – Social Development, 2012
Parental depressive symptomatology has consistently been linked to child maladjustment, but these effects are not universal. This investigation examined the role of child temperament as a moderator of the effects of parental depression on behavior problems in five-year-old children. Parents reported on their own depressive symptoms, and both…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Depression (Psychology)
Parental Reactions to Toddlers' Negative Emotions and Child Negative Emotionality as Correlates of Problem Behavior at the Age of Three
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Engle, Jennifer M.; McElwain, Nancy L. – Social Development, 2011
Parent-reported reactions to children's negative emotions and child negative emotionality were investigated as correlates of internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Children (N = 107) and their parents participated in a short-term longitudinal study of social development. Mothers and fathers independently completed questionnaires assessing…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Questionnaires, Parent Child Relationship
Maternal Accuracy and Behavior in Anticipating Children's Responses to Novelty: Relations to Fearful Temperament and Implications for Anxiety Development
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Kiel, Elizabeth J.; Buss, Kristin A. – Social Development, 2010
Previous research has suggested that mothers' behaviors may serve as a mechanism in the development from toddler fearful temperament to childhood anxiety. The current study examined the maternal characteristic of accuracy in predicting toddlers' distress reactions to novelty in relation to temperament, parenting, and anxiety development.…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Rearing, Toddlers, Parent Child Relationship
Temperament and the Development of Conscience: The Moderating Role of Effortful Control
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Stifter, Cynthia A.; Cipriano, Elizabeth; Conway, Anne; Kelleher, Rachael – Social Development, 2009
In this longitudinal study we examined whether two components of effortful control, behavioral control, and executive function moderated the relation between temperament and conscience development. Temperament was assessed when participants were two years of age, and three temperament groups were formed: inhibited, exuberant, and low reactive. At…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Personality, Longitudinal Studies, Moral Development
Nice and Nasty Theory of Mind in Preschool Children: Nature and Nurture
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Ronald, Angelica; Happe, Francesca; Hughes, Claire; Plomin, Robert – Social Development, 2005
Experimental research suggests the differentiation of "nice" and "nasty" theory of mind (ToM). Over 5000 parents from the Twins Early Development Study reported on nice (e.g., being considerate) and nasty (e.g., blaming others) behaviours following their twins' second, third, and fourth birthdays. Factor analyses yielded four factors and it was…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Twins, Preschool Children, Environmental Influences