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Adolescents' responses to parental regulation: The role of communication style and self-determination
This study examined whether adolescents' perceptions and reactions to parental regulation were predicted by parents' communication style and by adolescents' self-determination. Adolescents (N = 294; Mage = 14.3) reported their self-determination, and then read a hypothetical scenario of parental regulation of their academic behavior, whereby parents' communication style was either autonomy-supportive or psychologically controlling. Following the scenario, adolescents reported their perceptions of the situation (i.e., autonomy satisfaction, autonomy frustration, legitimacy) and their anticipated responses (i.e., opp...
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - November 8, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Relations between toddler expressive language and temper tantrums in a community sample
This study examined the frequent clinical observation that toddlers with less expressive language have more severe temper tantrums. A representative sample of 2001 mothers reported on their toddler’s expressive vocabulary and frequency of different temper tantrum behaviors, a prominent feature of irritability and an emergent marker of mental health risk. Results revealed that 12- to 38-month-olds with fewer spoken words demonstrated more severe (frequent and dysregulated) temper tantrums. Toddlers who were late talkers at 24–30 months also had more severe tantrums; their relative risk of having severe tantrums was 1....
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - November 8, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Preschool children's math exploration during play with peers
Publication date: November–December 2019Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Volume 65Author(s): Erica L. Zippert, Sarah H. Eason, Sharise Marshall, Geetha B. RamaniAbstractYoung children are strongly encouraged to engage with math-related materials in early childhood classrooms; however, little is known about how preschoolers explore math during play with a peer. The current study examined 86 preschoolers' (Mage = 4 years, 5 months, SD = 7 months) math exploration during peer play, the characteristics and social participation of dyads associated with this exploration, and child-level factor...
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - November 8, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Compatible or conflicting? Peer norms and minority and majority adolescents' acculturation patterns
Publication date: November–December 2019Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Volume 65Author(s): Jessie Hillekens, Gülseli Baysu, Karen PhaletAbstractMinority and majority acculturation orientations (i.e., their preferences for minorities) show consistent intergroup asymmetries: Minority adolescents see heritage and mainstream culture orientations as compatible (i.e., positively correlated), whereas majority adolescents see them as conflicting (i.e., negatively correlated). It remains unclear (a) how minority and majority adolescents' compatible versus conflicting acculturation patterns evolve over time;...
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - November 8, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

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Publication date: July–September 2019Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Volume 64Author(s): (Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology)
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - November 6, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Childhood multi-trajectories of shyness, anxiety and depression: Associations with adolescent internalizing problems
This study tested the specificity of associations between childhood multi-trajectories of shyness, anxiety and depression symptoms and adolescent social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and depression, as well as functional impairment. A population sample of 1596 singletons was followed over 15 years. Mothers rated child shyness, anxiety and depression between 1½ and 8 years-old. Adolescents self-reported symptoms of social phobia, GAD and depression at 15 years-old. Multi-trajectories of childhood internalizing symptoms showed developmental heterogeneity. Controlling for perinatal risk factors, low anxiet...
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - October 22, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Parenting correlates of victimization depend on adolescents' internalizing behavior
Discussion addresses individuals' differential susceptibility which may elucidate why some adolescents might be more affected than others by what parents do. (Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology)
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - October 12, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Ethnic discrimination predicting academic attitudes for Latinx students in middle childhood
We examined the frequency and type of teacher and peer discrimination Latinx children perceive; whether perceptions of teacher and peer discrimination predict changes in children's academic attitudes over time (namely, their interest in academics, perceived importance of academic success, school belonging, and perceptions of Latinx peers' academic norms); and whether this influence is moderated by the school ethnic context. Results indicated that a majority of children perceived at least one instance of school-based discrimination, more often from teachers than peers. Further, controlling for academic performance, percepti...
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - October 11, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Bidirectionality in self-regulation and academic skills in play-based early childhood education
Publication date: November–December 2019Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Volume 65Author(s): Dieuwer ten Braak, Ingunn Størksen, Thormod Idsoe, Megan McClellandAbstractSupport for the idea that self-regulation and early academic skills co-develop in young children is accumulating. The majority of this research, however, is conducted in countries with a school readiness approach to early childhood education. We investigated bidirectional relations between self-regulation and mathematics, expressive vocabulary, and phonological awareness in children (N = 243, ages 6–7) making the transition from ...
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - October 11, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Childhood protective factors and a prevention program reduce later problem behaviors
Publication date: November–December 2019Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Volume 65Author(s): Robert J. Duncan, Emily Rolan, Kristine Marceau, Kendra M. Lewis, Niloofar Bavarian, David L. DuBois, Brian FlayAbstractPrior research has yet to elucidate how constellations of protective factors in childhood and prevention efforts simultaneously may influence youth involvement in problem behaviors across different points in development. The current study examines how latent classes of social and emotional learning (SEL) skills, parent-child relationships, and peer influences in third grade and receipt of an ...
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - October 11, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

The use of the Warnke Method in dyslexia therapy for children
Publication date: July–September 2019Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Volume 64Author(s): Małgorzata Lipowska, Ariadna B. Łada, Paulina Pawlicka, Paweł JurekAbstractSchools are introducing more and more non-evidence-based methods in dyslexia therapy. The aim of the study is to verify whether the novel method – Warnke Method can be regarded as a useful tool in dyslexia therapy in Polish children. The research group consisted of 37 pupils, between 10 and 12 years, diagnosed with developmental dyslexia. Participants were assessed at pretest on literacy and phonological processing and tasks measuri...
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - September 20, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Cooperative learning effects on peer relations and alcohol use in middle school
Publication date: July–September 2019Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Volume 64Author(s): Mark J. Van Ryzin, Cary J. RosethAbstractWe tested a prevention approach aimed at reducing growth in alcohol use in middle school using four waves (2 years) of data from a cluster randomized trial (N = 15 middle schools, 1890 students, 47.1% female, 75.2% White). Our approach exposed students to a broad cross-section of peers through collaborative, group-based learning activities in school (i.e., cooperative learning). We hypothesized that the increased social contact created by cooperative learning would p...
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - August 31, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Early parent–child relationships and child sleep at school age
Publication date: July–September 2019Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Volume 64Author(s): Catherine Cimon-Paquet, Émilie Tétreault, Annie BernierAbstractFew studies have investigated the associations between parent–child relationships and child sleep across distinct developmental stages using objective measures of sleep and while considering both parents. The current study aimed to investigate the longitudinal associations between the quality of parent–child interactions in toddlerhood and sleep duration and quality at early school age. The sample consisted of 88 families. The quality of mother...
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - August 25, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

How a preschool parent intervention produced later benefits: A longitudinal mediation analysis
This study explored associations between initial effects of the REDI (Research-based Developmentally Informed) Parent program and later benefits. A randomized trial involving 200 Head Start children (55% European-American, 26% African American, 19% Latino, 56% male, Mage = 4.45 years) produced kindergarten gains in parenting and child skills. Four years later, sustained effects were evident in areas of academic performance and social-emotional competence at school and new benefits emerged at home. Initial gains in child academic and social-emotional domains mediated sustained gains within the same domains. In additio...
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - August 22, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

The impact of Galli Galli Sim Sim on Indian preschoolers
Publication date: July–September 2019Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Volume 64Author(s): Dina L.G. Borzekowski, Darius Singpurwalla, Deepti Mehrotra, Donna HowardAbstractWhile educational media can affect young children's development, rigorous studies rarely occur in low and middle income countries. Using an experimental design, researchers investigated the effect of an educational television series (Galli Galli Sim Sim (GGSS), the Indian version of Sesame Street) with 1340 children in 99 preschools in Lucknow, India. Boys and girls, ages three to seven and mostly from low income households, saw 30...
Source: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - August 10, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research