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Can Maltreated Children Inhibit True and False Memories for Emotional Information?
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Howe, Mark L.; Toth, Sheree L.; Cicchetti, Dante – Child Development, 2011
The authors examined 284 maltreated and nonmaltreated children's (6- to 12-year-olds) ability to inhibit true and false memories for neutral and emotional information using the Deese/Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm. Children studied either emotional or neutral DRM lists in a control condition or were given directed-remembering or…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Memory, Recall (Psychology), Comparative Analysis
Understanding Children's Emotional Processes and Behavioral Strategies in the Context of Marital Conflict
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Koss, Kalsea J.; George, Melissa R. W.; Bergman, Kathleen N.; Cummings, E. M.; Davies, Patrick T.; Cicchetti, Dante – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2011
Marital conflict is a distressing context in which children must regulate their emotion and behavior; however, the associations between the multidimensionality of conflict and children's regulatory processes need to be examined. The current study examined differences in children's (N=207, mean age=8.02 years) emotions (mad, sad, scared, and happy)…
Descriptors: Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Marital Satisfaction, Correlation
An Examination of the Impact of Harsh Parenting Contexts on Children's Adaptation within an Evolutionary Framework
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Sturge-Apple, Melissa L.; Davies, Patrick T.; Martin, Meredith J.; Cicchetti, Dante; Hentges, Rochelle F. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
The current study tests whether propositions set forth in an evolutionary model of temperament (Korte, Koolhaas, Wingfield, & McEwen, 2005) may enhance our understanding of children's differential susceptibility to unsupportive and harsh caregiving practices. Guided by this model, we examined whether children's behavioral strategies for coping…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Child Rearing
Moderation of the Association between Childhood Maltreatment and Neuroticism by the Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor 1 Gene
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DeYoung, Colin G.; Cicchetti, Dante; Rogosch, Fred A. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2011
Background: Neuroticism is a personality trait reflecting the tendency to experience negative affect. It is a major risk for psychopathology, especially depression and anxiety disorders. Childhood maltreatment is another major risk factor for psychopathology and may influence personality. Maltreatment may interact with genotype to predict…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Personality Traits, Child Abuse, Psychopathology
The Past Achievements and Future Promises of Developmental Psychopathology: The Coming of Age of a Discipline
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Cicchetti, Dante; Toth, Sheree L. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Over the past decades, developmental psychopathology has coalesced into a discipline that has made significant contributions toward the understanding of risk, psychopathology, and resilience in individuals across the life course. The overarching goal of the discipline has been to elucidate the interplay among biological, psychological, and…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Intellectual Disciplines, Psychopathology, Child Psychology
Autobiographical Memory Functioning among Abused, Neglected, and Nonmaltreated Children: The Overgeneral Memory Effect
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Valentino, Kristin; Toth, Sheree L.; Cicchetti, Dante – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: This investigation addresses whether there are differences in the form and content of autobiographical memory recall as a function of maltreatment, and examines the roles of self-system functioning and psychopathology in autobiographical memory processes. Methods: Autobiographical memory for positive and negative nontraumatic events…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Psychopathology, Memory, Depression (Psychology)