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Infant and Child Development, Ahead of Print. (Source: Infant and Child Development)
Source: Infant and Child Development - January 17, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Young children show more vigilance against individuals with poor knowledge than those with antisocial motives
Abstract
In three experiments, the present research investigated whether children's distrust of unreliable informants was influenced by the type of mental state causing the informants' unreliability. Children (total N = 167) played a searching game with an informant who repeatedly provided incorrect information either due to poor knowledge or to intentional deception resulting from antisocial motives. Results of Experiment 1 showed that children initially distrusted the ignorant informant more than the deceptive informant, but that levels of distrust increased and converged after children received feedback on their respo...
Source: Infant and Child Development - January 17, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Kimberly E. Vanderbilt, Gail D. Heyman, David Liu Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
The role of paternal mind ‐mindedness in preschoolers' self‐regulated conduct
This study examined the prospective links between paternal mind‐mindedness (MM) and 2 indices of preschoolers' self‐regulated conduct, namely, inhibitory control and rule‐compatible conduct. Ninety‐two families (47 boys) participated in 2 assessments. Paternal MM was assessed with a 10‐min father–child free‐play session when children were aged 18 months. Children's rule‐compatible conduct was reported by mothers when children reached 3 years of age, and inhibitory control was measured with a Snack Delay task, also administered at 3 years. The results suggested that after accounting for the contribution o...
Source: Infant and Child Development - January 17, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Christine Gagn é, Annie Bernier, Catherine A. McMahon Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Preschool children and young adults' preferences and expectations for helpers and hinderers
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Several studies suggest infants and young children prefer prosocial over antisocial individuals and expect individuals will selectively approach prosocial rather than antisocial others. There is, however, confusion regarding (a) the methods used to assess preference versus those used to assess expectations and (b) the interpretation of previous studies. In the current study, utilizing eye‐tracking technology, we dissect children and young adults' preferences and expectations after watching the hill paradigm, in which one character (the Helper) helps a protagonist ascend a hill whereas another character (the Hind...
Source: Infant and Child Development - January 1, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Ashley E. Hinten, Lisa G. Labuschagne, Hannah Boden, Damian Scarf Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
The Grasping Task: A 12 ‐month predictor of 24‐month delay task performance and BRIEF‐P inhibition scores
We present the Grasping Task, which uses familiar objects presented in such a way as to communicate the rules of the task to infants with no need for verbal instruction or abstraction. A longitudinal validity study of infants from 12 to 24 months old showed the Grasping Task at 12 months predicted children's performance on delay tasks and scores on the inhibition scale of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function for preschool children at 24 months but were unrelated to scores on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development III at 18 months, suggesting the task captures an aspect of early inhibitory development th...
Source: Infant and Child Development - January 1, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Dave Neale, Marisol Basilio, David Whitebread Tags: BRIEF REPORT Source Type: research
Sibling presence, executive function, and the role of parenting
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Siblings offer a unique context for practising skills such as executive function (EF). Further, siblings are influential agents in parenting practices, which may, in turn, be related to EF. The current study investigated the extent to which the presence of a sibling is related to parent‐reported EF in preschoolers and whether the presence of a sibling is indirectly related to EF through global parenting practices. Participants included children 30 to 60 months old and their caregivers (n = 505). Caregivers indicated that target children were predominately White (n = 354, 72%) and African American (n = 51,...
Source: Infant and Child Development - January 1, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Emily P. Rolan, Sara A. Schmitt, David J. Purpura, Deborah L. Nichols Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Examining morning HPA axis activity as a moderator of hostile, over ‐reactive parenting on children's skills for success in school
This study examined children's morning hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activation as a moderator of links between hostile, over‐reactive parenting at age 4.5 years and children's skills for success in school (higher executive function and literacy and less externalizing behaviour) at age 6. Participants included 361 adoptive families. Parenting was self‐reported. HPA axis activation was measured by basal levels in morning cortisol. Executive function and literacy were assessed via standardized tasks. Externalizing behaviour was reported by teachers. Results indicated that hostile, over‐reactive parenti...
Source: Infant and Child Development - January 1, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Shannon T. Lipscomb, Derek R. Becker, Heidemarie Laurent, Jenae M. Neiderhiser, Daniel S. Shaw, Misaki N. Natsuaki, David Reiss, Philip A. Fisher, Leslie D. Leve Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Family stress predicts poorer dietary quality in children: Examining the role of the parent –child relationship
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The present prospective study investigated a comprehensive model of family stress to explain changes in young children's diet quality from age 3 to 5 years. The direct associations of family stress with child diet quality were examined, as well as the indirect associations via features of the parent–child relationship, including inconsistent parenting practices, negative parent–child interactions, and poor emotional bond. Using an Australian sample of 579 mother–child dyads (child Mage = 3.05 years; 45% boys), higher levels of family stress were predictive of less adequate child dietary quality (i.e., lo...
Source: Infant and Child Development - January 1, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Haley J. Webb, Melanie J. Zimmer ‐Gembeck, Paul A. Scuffham, Rani Scott, Bonnie Barber Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Mother –infant co‐regulation in dyadic and triadic contexts at 4 and 6 months of age
Infant and Child Development, EarlyView. (Source: Infant and Child Development)
Source: Infant and Child Development - December 14, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: TizianaAureli
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FabioPresaghi
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Maria ConcettaGarito Source Type: research
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Infant and Child Development, Ahead of Print. (Source: Infant and Child Development)
Source: Infant and Child Development - December 14, 2017 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Maternal autonomy support and dyadic verbal synchrony during narrative coconstruction: Links with child attachment representations and independent narrative competence
Infant and Child Development, EarlyView. (Source: Infant and Child Development)
Source: Infant and Child Development - December 13, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: Kimberly ReynoldsKelly Source Type: research
