A5016050683- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Language Development and Disorders
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Blood disorders and treatments
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Infant Health and Development
- Child and Animal Learning Development
Columbia University
2015-2025
Arizona State University
2007-2021
University of Missouri
2016
In-Q-Tel
2013
Harvard University
2013
University of California, Los Angeles
2008
Pennsylvania State University
2004
This study reports results of a randomized controlled trial aimed at joint attention (JA) and symbolic play (SP) in preschool children with autism, prediction to language outcome 12 months later. Participants were 58 (46 boys) autism between 3 4 years age. Children JA intervention, an SP or control group. Interventions conducted 30 min daily for 5-6 weeks. Assessments skills, mother-child interactions, development collected time points: pre- postintervention 6 by independent testers. Results...
Background: It is well accepted that emotion regulation difficulties are a serious concern for children with ASD, yet empirical studies of this construct limited population. The present study describes group differences between high functioning autism and their typical peers in frustration discrete coping strategies regulation. We also use sequential analyses to test the efficacy individual at regulating children’s frustration. Methods: Subjects were 20 ( M = 59 months) developmentally...
Objectives. We examined the impact of Arizona’s “Supporting Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” (SB 1070, enacted July 29, 2010) on utilization preventive health care public assistance among Mexican-origin families. Methods. Data came from 142 adolescent mothers 137 mother figures who participated in a quasi-experimental, ongoing longitudinal study development their infants (4 waves; March 2007–December 2011). used general estimating equations to determine whether differed before...
Abstract Temperament, effortful control, and problem behaviors at 4.5 years were assessed in 72 children classified as exuberant, inhibited, low reactive 2-year-olds. Exuberant toddlers more positive, socially responsive to novel persons, less shy, rated having behaviors, including externalizing internalizing than other preschoolers. Two forms of the ability delay a response produce subdominant response, associated with fewer whereas expressing negative affect (relative positive/neutral...
Thirty-four toddlers with autism and their mothers participated in an early intervention targeting joint engagement. Across the 24 sessions, any significant distress episode child was coded for emotion regulation outcomes including negativity, self-regulation, mother co-regulation. Results revealed that strategies by both were employed during episodes. An effect of found such children decreased expression negativity across increased emotional motivational scaffolding. The results this study...
Previous research has investigated the effect of maternal soothing behaviors on reducing infant reactivity but not differential effects specific stress responses. The present study regulation 2- and 6-month-olds' responses to an inoculation found a significant decline with age in both intensity duration infants' crying. Maternal affection touching decreased from 2 6 months, whereas vocalizing distraction increased. At ages, combination holding/rocking was associated decreases all levels...
Self-regulation, or the ability to control one's actions and responses, is essential for healthy development across varied contexts. Self-regulation comes in several forms, including emotional, behavioral, cognitive. The present study sought examine whether individual differences one form of self-regulation was related children's regulation another domain. In addition, we explored different forms were similar their contribution preschoolers' understanding false belief. Findings revealed...
Although often described as temperamentally "easy" and sociable, children with Down syndrome also exhibit behavior problems. Affective development is important for social behavioral competence. We examined negative affective expressions a range of emotion regulation/coping strategies during frustrating task in sample syndrome, nonspecific mental retardation, typical development. Results revealed that displayed significantly more frustration orienting to the experimenter without asking help....
To examine whether cumulative family discrimination and acculturation stress (prenatally to 24 months postpartum) among Mexican-origin adolescent mothers their mother-figures predicted children's socio-emotional functioning academic achievement at 5 years of age, the role maternal depressive symptoms mother-child interactions in association.
This study examined parenting knowledge among Mexican‐origin adolescent mothers ( N = 191; M age 16.26 years), family contextual factors associated with adolescents' knowledge, and toddlers' 2.01 years) subsequent developmental outcomes. Data came from home interviews direct child assessments. Adolescents both underestimated overestimated children's timing, showed differences in their of specific domains. Instrumental support mother figures was positively linked to accuracy, whereas...
The current longitudinal study examined the intergenerational transmission of ethnic-racial identity/identification and cultural orientation among Mexican-origin adolescent young mothers their children (N = 161 dyads). Findings indicated that mothers' identity involvement were significantly associated with children's identification via socialization; however, associations varied by gender skin tone. For example, centrality was positively socialization efforts sons (regardless tone); but...
Guided by a risk and resilience framework, this study used prospective longitudinal, multiple‐reporter design to examine how social support from mother figure during pregnancy interacted with Mexican‐origin adolescent mothers' self‐esteem inform their parenting efficacy when children were 10 months old. Using reports of perceived mothers ( M age = 16.24, SD 0.99) figures 40.84, 7.04) in 205 dyads, controlling for demographic factors (i.e., age, nativity, family income, educational...
This study examined trajectories of ethnic-racial identity (ERI) and autonomy development among Mexican-origin adolescent females in the United States (N = 181; M(age) at Wave 1 16.80 years, SD 1.00) as they transitioned through first 5 years parenthood. Trajectories ERI also were relation to psychosocial functioning. Unconditional latent growth models indicated significant autonomy, resolution, affirmation from middle late adolescence. Conditional that exploration positively associated with...
Ethnic–racial identity (ERI) development and ethnic–racial discrimination are two salient experiences among adolescents in the United States. Despite growing awareness of costs benefits these individually, we know little about how they may influence one another. The current study examined competing hypotheses relating components ERI (i.e., exploration, resolution, affirmation) a sample Mexican‐origin adolescent mothers ( N = 181; M age at Wave 1 16.83, SD 1.01) across six waves data....
Abstract Mexican-origin adolescent mothers face numerous social challenges during dual-cultural adaptation that are theorized to contribute greater depressive symptoms. Alongside challenges, there familial resources may offer protection. As such, the current study examined trajectories of symptoms among 204 ( M age = 16.80, SD 1.00) across a 4-year period (third trimester pregnancy, and 10, 24, 36 months postpartum). Further, we within-person relations two unique sources stress experienced...