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Grady, Jessica Stoltzfus; Karraker, Katherine; Metzger, Aaron – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2012
Little is known about slow-to-warm-up temperament in infancy. This study examined the trajectory of shyness in children who were slow-to-warm-up in infancy in comparison to children with other temperament profiles in infancy. Participants were 996 mothers and children in the NICHD SECC studied from 6 months to first grade. Latent growth curve…
Descriptors: Shyness, Child Rearing, Infants, Parent Child Relationship
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Obradovic, Jelena – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2010
Homeless children show significant developmental delays across major domains of adaptation, yet research on protective processes that may contribute to resilient adaptation in this highly disadvantaged group of children is extremely rare. This study examined the role of effortful control for adaption in 58 homeless children, ages 5-6, during their…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Homeless People, Self Control, Disadvantaged Youth
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Lomax-Bream, Laura E.; Taylor, Heather B.; Landry, Susan H.; Barnes, Marcia A.; Fletcher, Jack M.; Swank, Paul – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2007
The impact of parenting and motor skills on the development of cognitive, language, and daily living skills was examined in 165 children (91 with spina bifida, SB), from 6-36 months of age. Motor scores significantly influenced cognitive, language, and daily living skills. Higher quality parenting was associated with higher levels of development…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Daily Living Skills, Language Skills, Child Rearing
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Vernon-Feagans, Lynne; Pancsofar, Nadya; Willoughby, Mike; Odom, Erica; Quade, Alison; Cox, Martha – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2008
This study investigated the contribution of child characteristics and parenting environment to the relationship between family SES/demographic characteristics and maternal language to infants. 1157 children were drawn from a representative sample of 1292 infants born to mothers in rural Appalachian counties and rural counties in southern minority…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Mothers, Child Rearing, Infants
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Hess, Christine Reiner; Teti, Danglas M.; Hussey-Gardner, Brenda – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2004
The present study examined the independent and joint relations of parental self-efficacy beliefs and parent knowledge of child development to maternal behavioral competence among mothers of high-risk infants. Sixty-five mothers completed questionnaires regarding parental self-efficacy and knowledge of child development and were assessed for…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Child Rearing, At Risk Persons, Infants