NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)0
Since 2016 (last 10 years)0
Since 2006 (last 20 years)9
Source
Infant and Child Development9
Audience
Parents1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 9 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lunkenheimer, Erika S.; Albrecht, Erin C.; Kemp, Christine J. – Infant and Child Development, 2013
Lower levels of parent-child affective flexibility indicate risk for children's problem outcomes. This short-term longitudinal study examined whether maternal depressive symptoms were related to lower levels of dyadic affective flexibility and positive affective content in mother-child problem-solving interactions at age 3.5?years…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Depression (Psychology), Negative Attitudes, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Smith, Hannah R.; Eryigit-Madzwamuse, Suna; Barnes, Jacqueline – Infant and Child Development, 2013
Research on the effect of paternal mental health problems, particularly on young children, is based predominantly on clinical levels of depression. Furthermore, potential mediators such as marital discord have often been overlooked. This longitudinal community study assessed the association between paternal mental health symptoms in a community…
Descriptors: Fathers, Parent Influence, Mental Disorders, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Leerkes, Esther M.; Blankson, A. Nayena; O'Brien, Marion; Calkins, Susan D.; Marcovitch, Stuart – Infant and Child Development, 2011
Using a sample of 263 mother-child dyads, we examined the extent to which maternal emotional and cognitive support during a joint problem-solving task when children were 3-years-old predicted children's academic skills 1 year later independent of each other, the quality of the home learning environment, and maternal emotional responsiveness. When…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Problem Solving, Educational Environment, Mothers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Schmitt, Sara A.; Simpson, Adrianne M.; Friend, Margaret – Infant and Child Development, 2011
This longitudinal assessment concentrated on the relation between the home literacy environment (HLE) and early language acquisition during infancy and toddlerhood. In study 1, after controlling for socio-economic status, a broadly defined HLE predicted language comprehension in 50 infants. In study 2, 27 children returned for further analyses.…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Program Effectiveness, Expressive Language, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Spere, Katherine; Evans, Mary Ann – Infant and Child Development, 2009
The present study assessed 89 children in a short-term longitudinal study from Junior Kindergarten (age 4-5 years) through Grade 1 (age 6-7 years) using a variety of tests of emergent literacy. Children were assessed for reading skill (a composite of word recognition, decoding, and letter-sound knowledge), phonological awareness, and oral language…
Descriptors: Shyness, Oral Language, Phonological Awareness, Young Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Leflot, Geertje; Onghena, Patrick; Colpin, Hilde – Infant and Child Development, 2010
This study examined whether teacher-child interactions characterized by teacher involvement, structure, and autonomy support at the beginning of second grade predicted children's global, academic, social, and behavioural self-concept at the end of second grade. The study was conducted in 30 second grade classrooms with 570 children and their…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Self Esteem
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Guajardo, Nicole R.; Snyder, Gregory; Petersen, Rachel – Infant and Child Development, 2009
The present study included observational and self-report measures to examine associations among parental stress, parental behaviour, child behaviour, and children's theory of mind and emotion understanding. Eighty-three parents and their 3- to 5-year-old children participated. Parents completed measures of parental stress, parenting (laxness,…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Child Behavior
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bart, Orit; Hajami, Dov; Bar-Haim, Yair – Infant and Child Development, 2007
The present study assessed the relations between basic motor abilities in kindergarten and scholastic, social, and emotional adaptation in the transition to formal schooling. Seventy-one five-year-old kindergarten children were administered a battery of standard assessments of basic motor functions. A year later, children's adjustment to school…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment, Kindergarten, Psychomotor Skills
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Foster, Phillip A.; Reese-Weber, Marla; Kahn, Jeffrey H. – Infant and Child Development, 2007
The present study examined fathers' daily parenting hassles and coping strategies to (a) determine their association with fathers' emotional expressiveness and (b) predict their sons' development of socioemotional competence. Fathers of 148 preschool-aged boys reported on their parenting hassles, coping strategies, and emotional expressiveness;…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Preschool Children, Coping, Fathers