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Early Postpartum Parental Preoccupation and Positive Parenting Thoughts: Relationship with Parent–Infant Interaction
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Harper & Row, 2013-03)
Parenting behaviors and parent–infant emotional bonding during the early postpartum months play a critical role in infant development. However, the nature and progression of parental thoughts and their relationship with ...
Sleep and Attachment in Preterm Infants
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Erlbaum, 2013-01)
Infants born preterm are at elevated risk for socioemotional difficulties; however, factors contributing to this risk are largely understudied. Within the present study, we explored infant sleep as a biosocial factor that ...
Preterm infants who are prone to distress: differential effects of parenting on 36‐month behavioral and cognitive outcomes
(Blackwell Publishing LtdWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2012-10)
Developmental trajectories of reading development and impairment from ages 3 to 8 years in Chinese children
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2011-02)
Early prediction of reading disabilities in Chinese is important for early remediation efforts. In this 6-year longitudinal study, we investigated the early cognitive predictors of reading skill in a statistically ...
Taking aim on empowerment research: On the distinction between individual and psychological conceptions
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1990-02)
Empowerment theory need not remain a mystery. Efforts, such as those described in this special section, to outline more clearly the nomological network of empowerment at multiple levels of analysis will advance empowerment ...
The Academic Achievement of African American Students During Early Adolescence: An Examination of Multiple Risk, Promotive, and Protective Factors
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2002-06)
This study examined the effects of multiple risk, promotive, and protective factors on three achievement-related measures (i.e., grade point average, number of absences, and math achievement test scores) for African American ...
Breastfeeding, brain activation to own infant cry, and maternal sensitivity
(Blackwell Publishing LtdWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2011-08)
Natural Mentors and Adolescent Resiliency: A Study with Urban Youth
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2002-04)
Natural mentors may play an important role in the lives of adolescents. We interviewed 770 adolescents from a large Midwestern city. Fifty-two percent reported having a natural mentor. Those with natural mentors were less ...
A multirisk approach to predicting chronicity of postpartum depression symptoms
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2008-08)
Background: Persistence of postpartum depression (PPD) carries potential adverse implications for the emerging mother–child relationship and for child development. Methods: This study was designed to investigate factors ...