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Urbanization and Child Development: Investigating Socioeconomic, Structural, and Environmental Influences on Cognitive Development
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Umay Sen; Wangchuk; Nidup Dorji; Pär Nyström; Johanna Hellberg; Gustaf Gredebäck – Developmental Science, 2026
This study examines the links between urbanization-related factors (crowding, access to institutions, and socioeconomic status) and cognitive development in young children (3-5 years old) in Bhutan, a rapidly urbanizing country in the Global South. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) on data from 443 families, we find that SES is the…
Descriptors: Urbanization, Child Development, Socioeconomic Influences, Environmental Influences
Retaining Infants and Young Children Who Experience Transitions in Care in Longitudinal Studies of Child Health and Development: Considerations from the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study
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Julie Poehlmann; Elizabeth I. Johnson; Pilar N. Ossorio; Keisher Highsmith; Brenda Jones Harden; Mishka Terplan; Pilar M. Sanjuan; Lorraine McKelvey; Claire D. Coles; Barbara H. Chaiyachati; Hon. Peggy Walker; Rebecca Shlafer; Kaitlyn Pritzl; Chandni Anandha Krishnan; Stephanie Averill; Samir Das; Santiago Torres-Gomez; Florence Hilliard; Brian Gannon; Wesley K. Thompson – Infant Mental Health Journal: Infancy and Early Childhood, 2026
A transition in care (TIC) is a significant change in the primary adults who provide care for a child, involving a move to informal or formal non-parental care, including kinship and foster care. In this paper, we address three issues: (1) the theoretical and empirical reasons for retaining infants and children who experience TIC in longitudinal…
Descriptors: Infants, Young Children, Child Development, Child Health