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The Protective Role of Early Prosocial Behaviours against Young Turkish Children's Later Internalizing and Externalizing Problems
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Gülseven, Zehra; Carlo, Gustavo; Kumru, Asiye; Sayil, Melike; Selçuk, Bilge – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2022
This study examined the protective roles of early prosocial behaviours (at age 4) on later internalizing and externalizing problems (at age 6) and to what extent emotion regulation skills (at age 5) mediated these longitudinal associations in children from Turkey. Participants were 293 Turkish preschool children (M[subscript age] = 49.01 months;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prosocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Preschool Children
Longitudinal Associations between Maternal Solicitation, Perceived Maternal Acceptance, Adolescent Self-Disclosure, and Adolescent Externalizing Behaviors
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Garthe, Rachel C.; Sullivan, Terri N.; Kliewer, Wendy – Youth & Society, 2018
The current study examined prospective associations between maternal solicitation and acceptance, adolescent self-disclosure, and adolescent externalizing behaviors. Participants included 357 urban adolescents (46% male; 92% African American) and their maternal caregivers. Participants provided data annually (three waves across 2-year time frame).…
Descriptors: Correlation, Mothers, Adolescents, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Emotionally Numb: Desensitization to Community Violence Exposure among Urban Youth
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Kennedy, Traci M.; Ceballo, Rosario – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Community violence exposure (CVE) is associated with numerous psychosocial outcomes among youth. Although linear, cumulative effects models have typically been used to describe these relations, emerging evidence suggests the presence of curvilinear associations that may represent a pattern of emotional desensitization among youth exposed to…
Descriptors: Violence, Neighborhoods, Emotional Response, Urban Areas
Collective Efficacy and the Contingent Consequences of Exposure to Life-Threatening Violence
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Browning, Christopher R.; Gardner, Margo; Maimon, David; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Neighborhood research has increasingly emphasized the potential for contextual characteristics to moderate the effects of youths' experiences on their outcomes. Drawing on collective efficacy theory, we examine the variable consequences of youths' exposures to life-threatening violence across neighborhoods. We argue that strong community normative…
Descriptors: Violence, Neighborhoods, Youth Problems, At Risk Persons
Exploring Gender Differences in the Association between Young African American Mothers' Reports of Preschoolers' Violence Exposure and Problem Behavior
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Mitchell, Stephanie J.; Lewin, Amy; Joseph, Jill G. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
The prevalence of children's violence exposure, particularly among ethnic minorities living in urban areas, is troubling. Gender differences in the rates and effects of violence exposure on behavior have been found for older children, and the current study extends this research to preschool-age children. We draw on data collected from a sample of…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Mothers, Urban Areas, Gender Differences
The Role of Grandmothers in the Lives of Preschoolers Growing up in Urban Poverty
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Pittman, Laura D.; Boswell, Michelle K. – Applied Developmental Science, 2007
Little is known about how grandmothers may influence children's development, although they may frequently assist parents in the raising of their children, especially among low-income families. Data from Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study were used to explore how preschoolers function academically and psychologically over time…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Characteristics, Low Income Groups, Grandparents