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Kent, Gráinne; Pitsia, Vasiliki; Colton, Gary – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
The first year of a child's life has been considered important in shaping their cognitive development. The research literature has identified area-based socio-economic disadvantage as a possible risk factor for cognitive development but has suggested that various factors may facilitate children's resilience to socio-economic disadvantage. This…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Preschool Children, Economically Disadvantaged, Socioeconomic Status
Moullin, Sophie; Waldfogel, Jane; Washbrook, Elizabeth – Sutton Trust, 2014
The idea that parenting matters for early child development is now firmly recognised by policymakers. It is well established that parents' investments influence young children's development, and their chances in life. Parenting is one of the most important drivers of social inequalities in cognitive development before school. We also know that…
Descriptors: Child Development, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Styles, Parenting Skills
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Laranjo, Jessica; Bernier, Annie; Meins, Elizabeth; Carlson, Stephanie M. – Infancy, 2010
This study investigated two aspects of mother-child relationships--mothers' mind-mindedness and infant attachment security--in relation to two early aspects of children's theory of mind development (ToM). Sixty-one mother-child dyads (36 girls) participated in testing phases at 12 (T1), 15 (T2), and 26 months of age (T3), allowing for assessment…
Descriptors: Mothers, Infants, Cognitive Development, Attachment Behavior
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Ngai, Ngan-pun; Cheung, Chau-kiu; Ngai, Steven Sek-Yum – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2007
Inasmuch as research has held the increase in youth gang activities responsible for the escalating level of crime and delinquency in Chinese societies, ascertaining risk or protective factors of gang involvement among Chinese youths is crucial. The factors include those associated with social control, social learning, and cognitive development. To…
Descriptors: Juvenile Gangs, Socialization, Delinquency, Social Control
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology