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Chimed-Ochir, Ulziimaa; Bai, Liu; Whitesell, Corey J.; Teti, Douglas M. – Developmental Psychology, 2022
The second year of life is a time of formative developmental change as basic behavioral systems undergo rapid integration and expansion. This study examined the developmental trajectories of social-emotional (SoE) outcomes and the effects of infant sex and household chaos (HC) on the development of SoE outcomes across the second year of life. The…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Child Behavior, Child Development, Behavior Development
Levenson, Lauren Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between parent-child relationship characteristics (attachment, involvement, discipline practices, parenting confidence, and relational frustration) and behavioral outcomes (internalizing, externalizing, and adaptive) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD presents pervasive…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Adjustment (to Environment), Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
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Harding, Jessica F. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Although the strong link between maternal education and children's outcomes is one of the most well-established findings in developmental psychology (Reardon, 2011; Sirin, 2005), less is known about how young, low-income children are influenced by their mothers completing additional education. In this research, longitudinal data from the Head…
Descriptors: Mothers, Educational Attainment, Low Income Groups, Cognitive Development
Morsy, Leila; Rothstein, Richard – Economic Policy Institute, 2015
Recent developments in employment practices have increased the prevalence of non-standard work schedules--non-daytime shifts in which most hours do not fall between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., when shifts rotate, or when schedules vary weekly or otherwise. For example, computer software now enables retail, restaurant, service, and other firms to predict…
Descriptors: Employed Parents, Working Hours, Child Rearing, Child Development
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Shaw, Daniel S.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1994
Mothers and infants were observed in the laboratory when the infants were 12, 18, and 24 months. Mothers reported their child's behavior at 36 months. Predictors of boys' externalizing behavior at two and three years were maternal unresponsiveness and infant attention seeking, aggression, and noncompliance. For girls, infant noncompliance was…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior
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Carlson, Marcia J.; Corcoran, Mary E. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2001
Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth was used to examine the effect of various family structures on behavioral and cognitive outcomes for children aged 7 to 10. Results indicate family income, mother's psychological functioning, and quality of home environment are important for behavior, whereas family income and mother's aptitude…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Children
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Wang, Li; Chen, Xinyin; Chen, Huichang; Cui, Liying; Li, Miao – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2006
Emotional control has traditionally been emphasized in Chinese culture. The primary purpose of the study was to examine the relevance of early affect to social functioning in Chinese children. A sample of children, initially at two years of age, and their mothers in the People's Republic of China participated in this two-year longitudinal study.…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Mothers, Asian Culture, Child Rearing
Johnson, Helen L.; Cohen, Michele – 1990
This study examined both maternal and child interaction styles, focusing on the association between differences in maternal level and quality of involvement and the synchrony and affective quality of child interaction behaviors. The subjects were 55 mother-child dyads in which the children (ages 2-5) had been referred to a mental health center…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development
Schmidt, Portia Ann Marie – 1995
This program was developed and implemented to resolve conflict among administrators, staff, and students, thereby reducing suspensions in a teen-parent school. Ranging from 12 to 20 years old, the target population was 160 female teen parents. The objectives for the program were for suspensions to be reduced by 15%; that 35% of the students would…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Modification