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Behavioural Outcomes of Four-Year-Old Children Prenatally Exposed to Methadone or Buprenorphine: A Test of Three Risk Models
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Konijnenberg, Carolien; Lund, Ingunn Olea; Melinder, Annika – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
It is still under debate whether the reported effects of opioid maintenance therapy (OMT) on child behaviour are a direct effect of prenatal exposure, or whether other factors are involved. This prospective cohort study investigated three models: the teratogenic risk model, the maternal risk model, and a combined risk model in a group of 35…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Prenatal Influences, Drug Abuse, At Risk Persons
The Covariation between Parental and Expert Evaluations of Early Language Skills
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Björn, Piia M.; Kakkuri, Irma; Leppänen, Paavo H. T. – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
This study investigated the potential interrelationship between parental (maternal) and expert assessments of the expressive and receptive language skills of 12- to 18-month-old children. The language activities of 27 children were monitored by their mothers (MCDI scale: Lyytinen, 2000. "Varhaisen kommunikaation ja kielen kehityksen…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Toddlers, Expressive Language, Receptive Language
The Self-Perception, Social Impact, Social Preferences and Peer Relations of Turkish Children between the Ages of Five and Six
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Gulay, Hulya – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
This study aims to reveal the relationship between the self-perception of five-six-year-old children and the social impact, social preference and various conditions in peer relationships (prosocial behaviour, aggression, asocial behaviour, exclusion, fear-anxiety, hyperactivity and victimisation). Two models are the basis of the objectives for…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Predictor Variables, Program Effectiveness, Kindergarten
Early Prediction of Child Maltreatment.
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Sherrod, Kathryn B.; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Based on easily obtainable prospective measures representing generally accepted models of child maltreatment, results provide empirical support for the multimodel or multidimensional approach to prediction. Data from the prenatal period through the fourth month of life predicted maltreatment through the third year. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, High Risk Persons, Longitudinal Studies
Family Stress and School Adjustment: Predictors across the School Years.
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Murray-Harvey, Rosalind; Slee, Phillip T. – Early Child Development and Care, 1998
Tested two path models of Predictors of Adjustment to School. The primary-school model analysis indicated that more difficult temperament, child's reported stressful life events, and male sex predicted teacher's ratings of poor student adjustment. The secondary-school model analysis showed that less family cohesion, adolescent's reported stressful…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics, High School Students
Family and Child Characteristics, Child-Rearing Factors, and Cognitive Competence of Young Children.
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Driessen, Geert W. J. M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
A model of family, child, and parental childrearing characteristics was developed and tested for predicting the cognitive competence in a sample of 10,774 six-year-olds from The Netherlands. Results of LISREL analyses showed that parent education level played a central role in explaining differences in children's cognitive competence. Family…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Competence, Dutch