A5028176841- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Education Discipline and Inequality
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
New York University
2012-2016
To test the hypothesis that family intervention to promote effective parenting in early childhood affects obesity preadolescence.Participants were 186 minority youth at risk for behavior problems who enrolled long-term follow-up studies after random assignment or control condition age 4. Follow-up Study 1 included 40 girls familial problems; 2 146 boys and based on teacher ratings. Family aimed prevent during childhood; it did not focus physical health. BMI health behaviors measured an...
Given the disproportionately high rates of obesity-related morbidity among low-income, ethnic minority youth, obesity prevention in this population is critical. Prior efforts to curb childhood have had limited public health impact. The present study evaluates an innovative approach by promoting foundational parenting and child behavioral regulation. This pre-post intervention evaluated enhanced version ParentCorps with 91 families pre-Kindergarten students urban communities. Assessments...
The current study examined whether parent psychological resources (parenting stress, depression, and social support from friends family) moderated the effects of early family preventive intervention on parenting among high-risk families. Ninety-two preschool-age children (M age = 3.94 years) at familial risk for conduct problems participated in a randomized controlled trial to prevent problems. majority families were African American or Latino experienced multiple stressors associated with...
Minority children attending schools in urban socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods are at high risk for conduct problems. Although a number of family and neighborhood characteristics have been implicated the onset progression problems, there remains incomplete understanding unique contributions poverty-related factors early development. This prospective study 298 black public school considered family- neighborhood-level predictors teacher-reported problems from pre-kindergarten...