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View article: Maternal and paternal depressive symptoms from pregnancy to late childhood in a UK-birth cohort: Reciprocal and bidirectional effects
Maternal and paternal depressive symptoms from pregnancy to late childhood in a UK-birth cohort: Reciprocal and bidirectional effects Open
These findings have important implications for screening, prevention and intervention programmes. Depression in one parent may require screening efforts directed at the other parent, with prevention and intervention programmes focused on t…
View article: Parent–adolescent discrepancies in perceptions of parental warmth: Cross‐cultural differences and longitudinal associations with internalizing symptoms
Parent–adolescent discrepancies in perceptions of parental warmth: Cross‐cultural differences and longitudinal associations with internalizing symptoms Open
Research suggests that adolescents often perceive parental behaviors—such as expressions of warmth and affection—differently than their parents do. These parent–adolescent discrepancies offer meaningful insight into family functioning duri…
View article: Longitudinal associations between parental mental health and the duration of visual attention and facial expressions during at-home parent–infant interactions: a UK birth cohort study
Longitudinal associations between parental mental health and the duration of visual attention and facial expressions during at-home parent–infant interactions: a UK birth cohort study Open
Background Parental mental health difficulties have been associated with variation in parent–infant interactions, including facial expressions and visual attention. Most prior research has relied on clinical samples and structured observat…
View article: Effects of Maternal Depression and Sensitivity on Infant Emotion Regulation: The Role of Context
Effects of Maternal Depression and Sensitivity on Infant Emotion Regulation: The Role of Context Open
Introduction/Background: Maternal depression is a significant risk factor for infant emotion regulation (ER), often linked to detrimental mother–infant interactions. Individual effects of maternal depression and maternal sensitivity are kn…
View article: The relations among depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and optimism during adolescence: Longitudinal evidence from nine countries
The relations among depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and optimism during adolescence: Longitudinal evidence from nine countries Open
Previous research has suggested bidirectional relations between depressive symptoms and both internal and external core beliefs (self-esteem and optimism, respectively) in adolescence. However, little work has examined the cultural commona…
View article: Paternal postnatal depression and child development at age 7 years in a UK-birth cohort: the mediating roles of paternal parenting confidence, warmth, and conflict
Paternal postnatal depression and child development at age 7 years in a UK-birth cohort: the mediating roles of paternal parenting confidence, warmth, and conflict Open
Introduction Paternal postnatal depression (PND) and its likely adverse impact on child development are receiving increased attention. However, research that examines processes transmitting risks of paternal PND to adverse child outcomes r…
View article: Early Development in cross-country perspective: A systematic review of a quarter century of developmental research
Early Development in cross-country perspective: A systematic review of a quarter century of developmental research Open
The first years of life are characterized by rapid developmental changes across multiple domains, including neurobiological maturation, motor skills, socio-emotional characteristics, and cognitive abilities. These developmental processes a…
View article: The interaction among household chaos, parental rejection, and parental control in predicting adolescent executive function.
The interaction among household chaos, parental rejection, and parental control in predicting adolescent executive function. Open
The present study examines the interaction between household chaos, parental control, and parental rejection/acceptance (i.e., warmth) in predicting adolescent executive function (EF) skills in a diverse sample. We tested a three-way inter…
View article: Development of the Visual Analysis of Form and Contour
Development of the Visual Analysis of Form and Contour Open
Background/Objectives: A common approach to investigating visual form processing is through studying responses to visual stimuli that comprise illusory contours. Such stimuli induce contours where none exist physically and thus reveal the …
View article: Maternal and paternal depressive symptoms from pregnancy to late childhood in a UK-birth cohort: reciprocal and contagion effects
Maternal and paternal depressive symptoms from pregnancy to late childhood in a UK-birth cohort: reciprocal and contagion effects Open
Background. The current study examines reciprocal longitudinal associations between maternal and paternal depressive symptoms (DS) from pregnancy (18 weeks-gestation) to 11 years 2 months (study child’s age) to gain insights into the joint…
View article: Prosocial behavior and school performance in the transition to adolescence: A multicultural study
Prosocial behavior and school performance in the transition to adolescence: A multicultural study Open
The present study explored the bidirectional longitudinal associations between prosocial behavior and school performance during adolescence in six countries (Colombia, Italy, Jordan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States). A tot…
View article: Multiple child caregivers and multiple cognitive caregiving practices: Associations with early childhood development in 51 low- and middle-income countries
Multiple child caregivers and multiple cognitive caregiving practices: Associations with early childhood development in 51 low- and middle-income countries Open
Five issues about three cognitive caregiving practices are addressed in mothers, fathers, and children’s other caregivers in nationally representative samples from 51 low- and middle-income countries with 159,959 36- to 59-month-old childr…
View article: Predictors of Young Adults' Primal World Beliefs in Eight Countries
Predictors of Young Adults' Primal World Beliefs in Eight Countries Open
Primal world beliefs (“primals”) capture understanding of general characteristics of the world, such as whether the world is Good and Enticing . Children ( N = 1215, 50% girls), mothers, and fathers from Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Phi…
View article: The parental brain: Anatomization of 75 years of neuroscience 1951–2024
The parental brain: Anatomization of 75 years of neuroscience 1951–2024 Open
Studies of the parental brain have garnered significant attention, revealing neurobiological and psychological changes associated with caregiving. Here, we provide a comprehensive, data-driven overview of the scientific literature on the p…
View article: Do child and household regulation moderate the bidirectional relation between harsh parenting and externalizing problems in the transition to adolescence?
Do child and household regulation moderate the bidirectional relation between harsh parenting and externalizing problems in the transition to adolescence? Open
The present study examined several distinct indicators of regulation (i.e., task-based executive function, surveyed child effortful control, and surveyed household chaos) as moderators of longitudinal bidirectional links between developmen…
View article: Improving generalizability of developmental research through increased use of homogeneous convenience samples: A Monte Carlo simulation.
Improving generalizability of developmental research through increased use of homogeneous convenience samples: A Monte Carlo simulation. Open
Due to its heavy reliance on convenience samples (CSs), developmental science has a generalizability problem that clouds its broader applicability and frustrates replicability. The surest solution to this problem is to make better use, whe…
View article: The development of prosocial behavior from late childhood to adolescence: a longitudinal and multicultural study
The development of prosocial behavior from late childhood to adolescence: a longitudinal and multicultural study Open
Introduction Prosocial behavior (i.e., voluntary actions aimed at benefiting others, such as helping, comforting, and sharing) has proven beneficial for individuals' adjustment during the transition to adolescence. However, less is known a…
View article: A Nunavut community-directed Inuit youth mental wellness initiative: making I-SPARX fly
A Nunavut community-directed Inuit youth mental wellness initiative: making I-SPARX fly Open
Inuit youth in Nunavut (NU) are resilient but face a protracted suicide crisis. The SPARX serious game and e-intervention, developed originally in New Zealand, teaches youth cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) skills to ameliorate stress a…
View article: Mothers’, Fathers’, and Children’s Other Caregivers’ Socioemotional Caregiving Practices and Early Childhood Development in 51 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Mothers’, Fathers’, and Children’s Other Caregivers’ Socioemotional Caregiving Practices and Early Childhood Development in 51 Low- and Middle-Income Countries Open
This study examined children's mothers', fathers' and other caregivers' socioemotional parenting practices in 159,959 families with 3- to 4-year-olds from 51 low-and-middle income countries. Mothers engaged in the most socioemotional careg…
View article: Examining How National Levels of Life Expectancy, Education, and Income Influence Early Childhood Development: The Mediating Role of the Child's Nurturing Context
Examining How National Levels of Life Expectancy, Education, and Income Influence Early Childhood Development: The Mediating Role of the Child's Nurturing Context Open
Objective: Forty-three percent of children younger than 5 years in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at risk of not meeting their developmental potential. This study investigated how 3 aspects of national development (national l…
View article: Cultural values, parenting, and child adjustment in the United States
Cultural values, parenting, and child adjustment in the United States Open
We examined whether cultural values, conformity and parenting behaviours were related to child adjustment in middle childhood in the United States. White, Black and Latino mothers ( n = 273), fathers ( n = 182) and their children ( n = 272…
View article: Visual stimulus structure, visual system neural activity, and visual behavior in young human infants
Visual stimulus structure, visual system neural activity, and visual behavior in young human infants Open
In visual perception and information processing, a cascade of associations is hypothesized to flow from the structure of the visual stimulus to neural activity along the retinogeniculostriate visual system to behavior and action. Do visual…
View article: Individualism, collectivism and conformity in nine countries: Relations with parenting and child adjustment
Individualism, collectivism and conformity in nine countries: Relations with parenting and child adjustment Open
This study investigated how individualism, collectivism and conformity are associated with parenting and child adjustment in 1297 families with 10‐year‐old children from 13 cultural groups in nine countries. With multilevel models disaggre…
View article: Infants of mothers with early remitted clinical depression and mothers with no postpartum depression: Adaptive functioning in the second year of life
Infants of mothers with early remitted clinical depression and mothers with no postpartum depression: Adaptive functioning in the second year of life Open
Whether and how remitted clinical depression in postpartum motherhood contributes to poor infant adaptive functioning is inconclusive. The present longitudinal study examines adaptive functioning in infants of mothers diagnosed as clinical…