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Conflict and harmony during interaction of preschool children: Influences of relationship status of dyads 

Kim, Mina (2010-08-04)
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of friendship and dominance status on interaction quality—harmony and conflict during play—among preschool-aged children. The study considered the effects of friendship ...

The Development of Self-Regulation During Adolescence: Understanding the Effects by Pubertal Changes and Parenting 

Scarpate, Julia Melissa (2015-12-10)
Self-regulation (SR) has been suggested to be a key developmental precursor to a host of developmental outcomes (e.g., externalizing and internalizing behaviors, academic achievement, task completion, etc.; Baumeister, ...

Disliking in Dyads and Groups: The Role of Mutual Dislike and Peer Rejection in Children’s Subsequent Externalizing and Internalizing Behavior Problems 

Cleary, David (2005-08-15)
The purpose of this study was to examine the link between children’s mutual dislike relationships and subsequent behavior problems. Mutual disliking and peer rejection were assessed among children in kindergarten and first ...

Early Contextual Influences on Young Adult Sleep and Sleep Inequities 

Nichols, Olivia (2023-08-04)  ETD File Embargoed
The residential neighborhood environment has been associated with a range of health outcomes and health inequities, including sleep. Sleep duration, quality, and variability have been increasingly studied as behavioral ...

The Effects of Relationship Quality on Affect Expressed in Dyadic Interactions of Preschool-Aged Children 

Goetz, Stefanie (2009-07-02)
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of relationship quality on expressed affect in the dyadic interactions of preschool-aged children. The effects of six different types of relationship quality ...

Family Processes, Low Self-Control, and Deviance: A Longitudinal Test of Self-Control Theory 

Huang, Li (2007-08-15)
The purpose of the current study was to test a number of theoretical propositions by Self-Control Theory (Gottfredson & Hirschi, 1990). More specifically, the current study tested three theoretical propositions that ...

Hellfire, home, and harm: An investigation of the interaction between religiosity, family processes, and adolescent deviant behavior 

Pickering, Lloyd (2005-05-15)
There is an abundant literature dealing with the relationship between religiosity and deviant behavior in adolescence (Baier & Wright, 2001; Johnson, de Li, Larson, & McCullough, 2000; Johnson, Jang, Larson, & de Li, 2001). ...

Measurement of Emotional Expressiveness in Preschool Children: Comparing Direct Assessments of Affect Expressiveness with Measures of Social Competence 

Akers, Carolyn (2007-05-15)
The primary purposes of this study were to document the frequency and rate of affect expression for preschool children engaged in dyadic play, to determine the contextual constraints on such affect expression imposed by ...

Predictors of Quality Caregiving in the "Family Child Care Partnerships" Home Visitation Program 

Miller, Ellaine (2005-12-15)
The primary focus of this study is to describe the Family Child Care Partnerships (FCCP) program and examine the possible relations among key features and processes of the FCCP training program in an attempt to identify ...

Relating Preschoolers Coping Tactics during Resource-Based Conflicts to Social Competence 

Hartwick, Olivia (2016-12-07)
As early exposure to center-based care continues to rise, infants and young children are introduced to a broad array of social dynamics and are immersed in peer networks in ways that were not common a generation ago. The ...

Secure Base Script Stability and Early Childhood Competence 

Reedstrom, Lydia (2023-05-10)
Internal representations of attachment inform children about themselves and the world around them and shape the expectations they have for relationships. Secure representations of attachment – measured by the secure base ...

Sleep as a Moderator of Links Between Parent-Child Attachment and Adjustment in Early Adolescence 

Marks, Brian (2015-07-02)
Poor sleep duration and quality are common among typically developing children and are related to adjustment problems such as internalizing and externalizing symptoms, as well as lower self-esteem. Attachment, or the bond ...