A5066616619- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Family Support in Illness
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Infant Health and Development
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Social and Demographic Issues in Germany
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Child Therapy and Development
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Education Methods and Technologies
- Religious Education and Schools
Freie Universität Berlin
2004-2022
University of Vienna
2012-2021
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2017
Michigan State University
2017
Hudson Institute
2017
Gesundheit Österreich
2013
Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network
2003
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
2001
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2000
Seventy 15‐month‐old infants were studied at home before starting child care, during adaptation (mothers present) and separation (first 9 days without mothers) phases, 5 months later. Security of infant–mother attachment was assessed 3 after care began. In the phase, salivary cortisol rose over first 60 min following mothers' departures to levels that 75% 100% higher than home. Compared with insecure infants, secure had markedly lower phase fuss cry their significantly correlated levels....
The current study explored whether fathers and mothers from 195 two-parent U.S. families engaged in a form of activation parenting (i.e., sensitivity, cognitive stimulation, moderate intrusiveness) with their secondborn, 12-month-old infants during 15-min challenging teaching task, to determine if this type interaction was more common among fathers.Mean comparisons showed that were lower on positive regard, stimulation development, detached than mothers.Latent Profile Analyses revealed...
The present study involved 105 German students at the end of their first semester in elementary school order to explore stress that may experience within environment, and how relationship with teacher buffers or exacerbates stress. Student–teacher relationships were explored on both classroom individual interaction levels. Classrooms described by external observers terms teachers' support organization. Teachers reported regarding closeness, conflict, dependency, which determined four...
The onset of regular nonparental care for infants and toddlers has complex psychobiological behavioral effects on their functioning both at home in child centers. Maladaptive behavior the part children who spend many hours may reflect not direct but inability parents to buffer enhanced levels stress experienced care. Successful adaptation demands careful equilibration contrasting limitations benefits two environments, with parental characterized by reduction emotional regulation providers'...
Objective While ample research exists about mother-child attachment, so far little focus has been on specifics of father-child attachment. Even less is available the nature relationship for children born preterm. The objective this study was to determine whether preterm (23 37 weeks gestation) differ in their attachment fathers and mothers from term peers (> gestation), specific child characteristics, such as gender, twin status, developmental have an influence parent-child relationship....
The present study involved 120 kindergartners, of whom n = 60 were followed up to first grade. Upon making inquiries regarding closeness in teacher-child relationships the classrooms, children participated a laboratory situation which they exposed computerized tasks. These tasks challenged cognitive processes thought govern basic knowledge and belief systems. Before each task commenced, however, image child's teacher (affective prime stimulus), with relationship had been measured, was...
ABSTRACT Play observations with a total of 400 toddlers and preschoolers were videotaped rated for Intensity Quality play their parents. Parents asked about perceived stress personality characteristics (Big 5). Child's motor, cognitive skills, temperament, internalizing behaviors assessed. Study 1 investigated the robustness across child age gender, examined differences between fathers mothers. 2 explored vulnerability children born preterm (PT‐fathers) who had experienced adverse childhoods...
The present study assessed 322 parents of 173 children aged between 12 and 20 months (74 born preterm) with the Parent Development Interview (PDI) to capture parents' Reflective Functioning (RF). RF scores were obtained, topics disclosed, for which modeling Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) was applied. addressed (a) whether differed fathers preterm at term, diverged from mothers' and, (b) on fathers' minds regarding parenting or at-term children, raised by mothers. Results indicated that...
Attachment (AQS) of 100 children aged 12 to 24 months was observed, with more than half the fathers (and mothers) representing higher social status. Children's language comprehension and production were measured using Bayley Scales for receptive (RLS) expressive skills (ELS). Spontaneous book reading conversations in father-child mother-child dyads coded from videotapes, capturing five modes conversation derived research on dialogic reading. Path modelling examined association these...
The experiences of 84 German toddlers (12-24 months old) who were either enrolled or not in child care described with observational checklists from the time they woke up until went to bed. total amount experienced over course a weekday by 35 pairs (1 member each pair care, 1 not) did differ according whether spent care. Although child-care received lower levels providers centers, their mothers engaged them more social interactions during nonworking hours than home-only toddlers, which...
Abstract Experimental Frustration Procedures with 158 children (15–39 months) of two‐parent families were conducted, each parent separately involved. We examined diverse characteristics children's frustration and focused on specific behaviors how coped parents supported them. In addition, external observers measured child attachment security (via Attachment Q Sort ) toward the mother father during two home visits. Children high became frustrated later for a shorter time, fathers, as compared...
Abstract Children growing up in families experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage (SED) are at greater risk for deficits attachment and stress regulation as compared to peers with more resources. The present study hypothesized that care providers out‐of‐home might help these children compensate. We therefore investigated 60 ( n = 30 from SED, matched counterparts middle class) assessed children's Attachment Q‐Sort (AQS) toward the mother primary provider childcare centers. Moreover, diurnal...
Given the substantial heterogeneity across studies on parent-child play, we comparatively explored father-child and mother-child play while controlling for effects of settings in two diverse situations. We pursued three open questions: (a) how behaviors inherently differ between parents, (b) relate to quality, (c) what does this mean relationship? Father-child was separately instructed videotaped 80 two-parent families with children aged 18-58 months (44 boys). offered a physical cognitive...
Four saliva probes were collected per day from 104 children (10 to 35 months old) transitioning home (T0) childcare across a four-month period (until T3), resulting in over one thousand cortisol values. Latent Profile Analysis classified three profiles within regular spectrum of children's rhythms and described fourth hypocortisol stress profile. Further Transition revealed that frequently changed the transition but stabilized at T3. Most importantly, most likely occurred with high AQS...
The present study examined 4- to 5-year-old British children's diurnal cortisol activity during their first year of school. was measured before enrollment (baseline), upon enrollment, and both 3 6 months after enrollment. On each day, sampled four times, providing information about the amount secreted (AUCG). Mixed-effect models were constructed examine way fluctuated over course school year. Physiological greater suggesting that some children reacted more challenge later than they did...
Abstract The present study examined testosterone (T) and cortisol (Cort) in fathers engaged with caregiving. We collected saliva samples the mornings evenings of two consecutive days 150 1‐ to 5‐year‐old children. Fathers completed questionnaires on socioeconomic status, family structure life, sleep characteristics body mass index (BMI), reported their engagement childcare. used smartphone‐based experience sampling throughout 1 week sample ongoing activities children, including times...