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Sibling and pet relationships: links with adversity and adjustment in pre-adolescence Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Mishika Mehrotra, Naomi White, Sarah Foley, Claire Hughes
Although children view pets (i.e. companion animals) as family members, child-pet relationships are rarely studied alongside other family relationships. In a socially diverse sample of 77 British f...
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The effectiveness of interventions for youth that activate the social network: a meta-analytic study Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Natasha Koper, Roos M. van der Heijden, Sophie Donk, Thao Kieu, Hanneke E. Creemers, Levi van Dam, Susan Branje, Geert Jan J. M. Stams
This meta-analysis aimed to examine the effectiveness of interventions for youth that activate the social network for improving youth outcomes (e.g. psychological problems, child safety). A literat...
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Delayed gratification predicts behavioral and academic outcomes: Examining the validity of the delay-of-gratification choice paradigm in Singaporean young children Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Luxi Chen, Wei-Jun Jean Yeung
This study examined the reliability and validity of the Delay-of-Gratification (DoG) choice paradigm in Singapore, a multicultural Asian society. Data were collected over two waves from a nationall...
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Examining the association between school connectedness and use of self-regulation strategies in middle childhood Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Avery Chahl, Sunhye Bai, Kelly L. Rulison, Gregory M. Fosco
Schools are increasingly incorporating the teaching of social emotional learning (SEL)-informed self-regulation strategies. However, little is known about the social context that facilitates the us...
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Longitudinal associations between parenting practices and children’s later decision-making competence Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Joshua A. Weller, Andrew M. Parker, Maureen Reynolds, Levent Kirisci, Linsie Michaels
Developmental research has suggested that certain parenting practices impact the development of children’s later risk behaviors. However, little evidence exists regarding how parenting may impact a...
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Constructed online experiences facilitate ethnic-racial identity development among Black and Latinx adolescents Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Naila A. Smith, Daisy E. Camacho-Thompson, Brendesha M. Tynes
Using latent profile analysis and a longitudinal design, we explored how Black and Latinx adolescents’ (N = 535; Mage = 14.47, SD = 1.99) construction of their race/ethnic and civic-related online ...
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Mindfulness training enhances students’ executive functioning and social emotional skills Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Lisa Flook, Matthew J. Hirshberg, Lori Gustafson, Chad McGehee, Cara Knoeppel, Lawrence Y. Tello, Daniel M. Bolt, Richard J. Davidson
More research is needed to understand the effects of school-based mindfulness programs in the years prior to adolescence, which represent a critical juncture and transitional period of development....
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Adverse childhood experiences, discrimination, and substance use among Latino/a/Hispanic youth Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Carolina Villamil Grest, Julie A. Cederbaum, Jungeun Olivia Lee, Jennifer B. Unger
Underserved racial/ethnic minoritized youth disproportionately experience adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and discrimination, potentially leading to substance use disparities. Understanding th...
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Volunteering in three cohorts of Czech adolescents: the socialization roles of family, school, and associations Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Dana Seryjová Juhová, Jan Šerek, Petr Macek, Lenka Lacinová
This study aims to identify the proximal socialization processes that are consistently related to adolescents’ volunteering across changing macrosocial conditions. We focused on three groups of Cze...
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Revised Socialization of Lying Questionnaire: a reflection of parent moral identity? Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Jennifer Lavoie, Angela M. Crossman, Victoria Talwar
The current study provides a validated, revised Socialization of Lying Questionnaire (Revised-SoL) and assesses how parent socialization of lying relates to parents’ moral identity more broadly. Fo...
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The emerging techno-microsystem and its longitudinal influences on Chinese young children’s behavior problems Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Jialu Yu, Chengyi Xu, Zhen Wu
Screen products are becoming increasingly indispensable in modern family life, yet their effects on developmental outcomes have remained unclear. This study examined the specific ways in which the ...
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Perceptions of a caring school climate and mental well-being: a one-way street? Results from a random intercept cross-lagged panel model Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Helga Bjørnøy Urke, Sara Madeleine Kristensen, Tormod Bøe, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Nora Wiium, Elisabeth Årdal, Torill Larsen
We investigated the between- and within-person longitudinal relationship between perceptions of a caring school climate and mental well-being, and the role of socioeconomic position (SEP) for these...
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Perceived discrimination and poor children’s executive function: the different roles of self-esteem and perceived social support Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Jiatian Zhang, Yi Ren, Yiyi Deng, Silin Huang
The negative effect of poverty on children’s cognitive development has been proven, but few studies have examined the potential role of perceived poverty discrimination on poor children’s cognitive...
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The home language environment and early childhood development: a LENA study from rural and peri-urban China Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Xinwu Zhang, Delei Liu, Lucy Pappas, Sarah-Eve Dill, Tianli Feng, Yunting Zhang, Jin Zhao, Scott Rozelle, Yue Ma
The home language environment is a significant correlate of early childhood development outcomes; however, less is known about this mechanism in rural and peri-urban China where rates of developmen...
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“Tolerance is inherent to our family:” White German parents’ racial-ethnic socialization in an eastern German city Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Marie J. Kaiser, Ursula Moffitt, Carolin Hagelskamp, Philipp Jugert
Parents help youth make sense of current society, including in relation to racial-ethnic inequity. The goal of the current study was to assess white racial-ethnic socialization (RES) in Germany. We...
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Direct and moderating impacts of the CARE mindfulness-based professional learning program for teachers on children’s academic and social-emotional outcomes Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Joshua L. Brown, Patricia A. Jennings, Damira S. Rasheed, Heining Cham, Sebrina L. Doyle, Jennifer L. Frank, Regin Davis, Mark T. Greenberg
Mindfulness based interventions (MBIs) for teachers can improve classroom interactions, teacher mindfulness, and well-being, yet whether teacher focused MBIs also benefit children remains largely u...
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Supporting military-connected teens to thrive: a qualitative evaluation of a leadership program from the perspective of teens and adult advisors Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Benjamin J. Parry, Maira Patino, Barry A. Garst, Edmond P. Bowers, William H. Quinn, Leslie E. Heffington
For teens growing up in military-connected families, challenges relating to relocation, parental deployment, and reintegration add layers of stress to an already complex time of life. Out-of-school...
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Extracurricular activity participation, school belonging, and depressed mood: a test of the compensation hypothesis during adolescence Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-15 Alexander W. O’Donnell, Gerry Redmond, Alex A. Gardner, Joanna J. J. Wang, Anna Mooney
Feelings of acceptance within school communities can promote positive psychological outcomes. Despite occurring outside of the classroom, youth who engage in extracurricular activities typically re...
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How do mothers’ pre-pandemic emotion regulation skills and pandemic-related anxiety predict their children’s sadness regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic? Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Nur Elibol-Pekaslan, Buse Gönül, Hatice Işık, Didem Türe, Fatma Betul Abut, Fatma Seyma Kalkan-Inan, Sibel Kazak Berument, Aysun Dogan, Deniz Tahiroglu, Basak Sahin-Acar
Emotion regulation is one of the important skills helping children and parents to deal with stressful conditions within the family context during the pandemic. We aimed to investigate whether mothe...
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When sustainability aligns with adolescent motives: development and validation of the Sustainability Motive-Alignment Scale (SMAS) Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Stathis Grapsas, Judith van de Wetering, Jenna Spitzer, Astrid M. G. Poorthuis, Sander Thomaes
The sustainability motive-alignment hypothesis posits that adolescents will be motivated to act sustainably when they view sustainable behavior as aligned with their motives for autonomy and peer s...
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Threat and deprivation as distinct predictors of posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms in first and second generation Latinx youth Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Jodi Berger Cardoso, Kalina M. Brabeck, Tzuan A. Chen, Arlene Bjugstad, Caitlyn Mytelka, Randy Capps, Thomas M. Crea
Recent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) scholarship emphasizes that differing ACEs affect the onset and course of psychopathology, and that sociopolitical context contributes to ACEs experience...
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Daily links between leisure activities, stress, and well-being during the transition to university Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Hao Zheng, Yao Zheng
Leisure activities engagement could promote freshmen’s well-being by providing social support and improving positive mood. Little is known about the day-to-day variability in leisure activities and...
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Visualizing holistic person-specific dynamic systems: a case example with self-efficacy and self-care behavior in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Qinxin Shi, Dian Yu, Jonathan E. Butner, Cynthia A. Berg, MaryJane Simms Campbell, Deborah J. Wiebe
Common ways to test associations between two repeatedly measured constructs have two primary limitations. Studies often report the average effects and ignore the heterogeneity. Independently interp...
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Paradox of aging: Differential effects of social network types on mental health in midlife and older adults Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Huiyoung Shin, Chaerim Park
Abstract This study identified network types based on multiple indicators reflecting the structure, function, and quality of social relationships, and investigated their associations with mental health in two age-groups. Using 620 South Korean middle-aged and older adults, Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was conducted for both the total sample and for each age-group separately. LPA derived four network
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Impulse control moderates the association between substance use and substance use-related consequences among justice-system-involved youth Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Emily Kan, Jordan Beardslee, Paul J. Frick, Laurence Steinberg, Elizabeth Cauffman
Abstract This study examined whether the extent to which youth experience consequences resulting from substance use was related to their impulse control. Longitudinal data are from 1,216 justice-system-involved male adolescents from the Crossroads Study (46% Latino, 37% Black, 15% White, and 2% self-identified other race). Results indicate that youth lower in impulse control were more likely to experience
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Long-term effects of integrated student support: the relation of an elementary school intervention with postsecondary enrollment and completion Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Courtney Pollack, Jordan L. Lawson, Anastasia E. Raczek, Eric Dearing, Mary E. Walsh, Gabrielle Kaufman, Yan R. Leigh
Abstract This study examines the long-term relation between an Integrated Student Support (ISS) intervention and postsecondary enrollment and completion for predominantly low-income students of color. We use propensity score weighting to estimate the relation between receiving ISS during elementary school and postsecondary outcomes for 2009–2017 high school graduates from an urban district serving
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Promoting youth social-emotional development through animal-assisted interventions: A qualitative analysis of special education students’ perspectives Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Erin Flynn, Marisa Motiff, Ashley Taeckens, Megan K. Mueller, Shauna McWilliams, Sarah J. Shenefield, Kevin N. Morris
Abstract Animal-assisted interventions (AAI) are increasingly used in clinical and school settings to promote psychological and social-emotional well-being among youth. However, the precise role of youth-animal relationships in shaping developmental trajectories is understudied. Research is needed to expand human-centric models of child development, specifically to examine how youth relationships with
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Interview and child factors that influence children’s true disclosures of a parent’s versus a stranger’s wrongdoing Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Allison P. Mugno, Lindsay C. Malloy
Abstract 115, 6–9-year-olds (M age = 7.47 years) participated in a scripted event during which the child’s mother or a stranger broke a forbidden puppet and requested secrecy. Then, children were either (1) primed for the goal of honesty (prime), (2) asked to promise to tell the truth (oath), or (3) given no instructions (control) before responding to open-ended, direct, and suggestive questions about
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Familismo, respeto, and caballerismo: Cultural values as buffers against links between psychological distress and U.S. Mexican-origin fathers’ positive parenting practices Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Henry Gonzalez, Melissa A. Barnett
Abstract Understanding the role of cultural value endorsement in promoting positive parenting is important for studies on Mexican-origin fathers who face risks for exposure to psychological stress. Studies have yet to account for specific cultural values that are particularly pertinent to Mexican-origin fathers. Using a community sample of U.S. Mexican-origin fathers (N = 85) of 3 to 6-year-old children
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Duration of poverty and Ghanaian children’s learning and executive function outcomes Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Noelle M. Suntheimer, Sharon Wolf
Abstract This study investigated whether transitory and persistent poverty spells were associated with children’s learning (literacy and numeracy scores) and executive function outcomes in Ghana. Children resided in the Greater Accra region (N = 2,154; 49% female; Mage = 5.2 years at wave-1) and were followed at four-time points over three years. Multivariate regression models were used to test whether
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Late-adult fathers’ experiences of parenting across the lifespan Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Gustaf Glavå, Maria Wängqvist, Anna-Maria Sjölund
Abstract While theoretical studies have stressed the lifelong development of father involvement, little is known about how fathers experience and describe their parenting of their children from childhood to adulthood. We interviewed 93 Swedish fathers in late adulthood about these issues to address the identified research gap. Our thematic analysis generated a set of core aspects of fathers’ parenting
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Parental and contextual influences on religious transmission in adolescence Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-18 William D. Stanford, Ted G. Futris, Geoffrey L. Brown, J. Derrick Lemons
Abstract Prior research into the factors which contribute to religious development in adolescence has primarily focused on either societal or familial forces. The current study seeks to illuminate the role played by more mid-ranged, faith-based structures such as religious congregations and the faith traditions in which they operate. Using hierarchical linear modeling and a multi-dimensional approach
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Protective effect of parental monitoring on early-to-mid adolescents displaying high-level and increasing aggressive behavior Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Panpan Yang, Melissa A. Lippold, Gabriel L. Schlomer, Mark E. Feinberg, Gregory M. Fosco
Abstract Studies that distinguish parental monitoring (parent-driven behaviors) from parental knowledge often fail to find protective effects of monitoring on adolescent behavior problems. To answer whether parental monitoring is more strongly associated with adolescent behavior problems among adolescents who may need it most, this study applied group-based trajectory modeling to change in early- to
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Ecological change, psychological mindedness, and attitudes toward school psychology: a three-generation study of Bedouin women in Israel Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-11 Sahar El-sana, Patricia M. Greenfield, Michael Weinstock
Abstract The ecologies of Bedouin communities in Israel have changed in recent generations. This mixed-method study examines how such changes have augmented psychological mindedness and a willingness to accept professional psychological help. Twenty-one adolescent girls, their mothers, and their grandmothers responded to dilemmas regarding aspects of psychological knowledge and practice. We expected
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Validation of the French-Canadian Version of the Positive Youth Development Scale-Short Form (PYD-SF) Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Jiseul Sophia Ahn, André Plamondon, Maxim Bouchard, Anne-Sophie Denault
Abstract The Positive Youth Development Scale-Short Form (PYD-SF) is a 34-item questionnaire assessing the Five Cs model of PYD that has received little interest in contexts outside of the United States. This study aimed to validate the PYD-SF for use with older adolescents in a French-Canadian context, by testing the bifactor structure and examining its reliability and validity with respect to important
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The interactive roles of religion, parenting, and sex communication in adolescent sexual risk-taking Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Jenae M. Nelson, Jeffrey Hurst, Sam A. Hardy, Laura M. Padilla-Walker
Abstract The present study used longitudinal person-centered analyses to understand how parent religiosity, parenting styles, and parent-adolescent sex communication interact in predicting adolescent sexual risk-taking over time. The sample included 681 adolescents and their parents (Mage = 15, at wave 5) from Waves 5 and 6 of the Flourishing Families Project. Variables capturing parent religiosity
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The development and psychometric properties of a scalable digital measure of social and emotional wellbeing for middle childhood Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Kate Freiberg, Ross Homel, Sara Branch, Jacqueline Allen, Tara Renae McGee, Daniela Vasco, Kathy Haskard
Abstract The need for a new measure of social-emotional wellbeing for children 6–12 years emerged in our collaboration with schools and community agencies in a disadvantaged region of Brisbane, Australia. Our search for an age-appropriate medium led us to develop Clowning Around, a computer game generating data which was assessed for validity and reliability in Study 1 (N = 3,461), revealing four wellbeing
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Social change, cultural evolution, weaving apprenticeship, and development: informal education across three generations and 42 years in a Maya community Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Ashley E. Maynard, Patricia M. Greenfield, Carla P. Childs, Michael Weinstock
Analyzing three sets of video data collected in one Maya community, we examined apprenticeship and learning of backstrap loom weaving over three generations spanning the years 1970 to 2012. Like ma...
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The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree: Longitudinal associations among American adolescents’ civic engagement and family and school characteristics Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Trang U. Le, Sara K. Johnson, Jacqueline V. Lerner
Abstract Adolescents’ civic engagement is related to other aspects of their positive development. Many family and school characteristics can promote adolescents’ civic engagement, but they are often studied separately. Furthermore, studies have often used adolescent self-reports and measured only one aspect of the multidimensional construct of civic engagement. Using longitudinal, multi-rater data
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An assessment of when moral stories promote children’s honesty Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Xiao Pan Ding, Joey Kei Teng Cheng, Qiqi Cheng, Gail D. Heyman
Abstract Stories are widely used around the world to try to teach children moral lessons. However, it is often difficult for children to figure out how lessons from stories can be applied to real-life settings. In the present research, we tested whether encouraging children to be like the protagonists helps explain the success of positive moral stories (i.e., emphasizing positive consequence of truth-telling)
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The effects of a two-generation English as a second language (ESL) intervention on immigrant parents and children in Head Start Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Teresa Eckrich Sommer, Lauren A. Tighe, Terri J. Sabol, Elise Chor, P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Amanda S. Morris, Christopher T. King
Abstract We present results of a randomized control trial of a two-generation English as a Second Language (ESL) program in which all families participated in Head Start while treatment parents also enrolled in a high dosage, family-focused ESL curriculum with supportive services. Examining 197 parent-child dyads among Spanish- (89%) and Zomi-speaking (11%) immigrant families, we found improvements
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Family context of mindset matters: Students’ perceptions of parent and sibling math mindsets predict their math motivation, behavior, and affect Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Shengjie Lin, Katherine Muenks
Abstract Mindsets are defined as people’s beliefs about the nature of intelligence, and previous research has found effects of students’ mindsets on their academic outcomes. In the present study, we bring together two recent lines of mindset research: research that has demonstrated that the mindset contexts that surround students matter above and beyond students’ own mindsets; and research that has
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How does the family environment affect toddlerhood language and cognitive development? Evidence from peri-urban China Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Yue Ma, Lucy Pappas, Xinwu Zhang, Tianli Feng, Sarah Eve-Dill, Scott Rozelle, Ann Weber
Abstract Research suggests that elements of the family environment may have significant associations with cognitive and language development outcomes. Less is known, however, about the family environment in peri-urban China, where rates of cognitive and language delay in children aged 0-3 years are as high as 51% and 54%, respectively. Using data collected from 81 peri-urban households with toddlers
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The importance of both individual differences and dyadic processes in children’s emotion expression Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-06 Julie A. Hubbard, Christina C. Moore, Lindsay Zajac, Elizabeth Marano, Megan K. Bookhout, Mary Dozier
Abstract Although children display strong individual differences in emotion expression, they also engage in emotional synchrony or reciprocity with interaction partners. To understand this paradox between trait-like and dyadic influences, the goal of the current study was to investigate children’s emotion expression using a Social Relations Model (SRM) approach. Playgroups consisting typically of four
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Children’s self-control as an antecedent of adolescent prosociality and adult civic engagement Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-03 Zehra Gülseven, Kayla Puente, Nestor Tulagan, Nicole Zarrett, Sandra D. Simpkins, Deborah Lowe Vandell
Abstract Guided by the ecological model of civic development, this study examined the extent to which the growth in children’s self-control during middle childhood predicted their civic engagement at age 26 directly and indirectly via their prosociality at age 15. We used data from 1,042 children (50% female, 77% White) in the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. Children’s self-control
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Educating teachers to enact the science of learning and development Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-02 Linda Darling-Hammond, Abby C. W. Schachner, Steven K. Wojcikiewicz, Lisa Flook
Drawing on recent syntheses of the emerging science of learning and development and its implications for school practice, this article examines the kinds of preparation teachers need to enact such ...
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What makes early adults feel loved? Cultural consensus of felt love experiences in early adulthood Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-22 Olivia Ellis, Saeideh Heshmati, Zita Oravecz
Abstract The experience of love plays an integral role in human development as adolescents transition into adulthood. However, little is known about whether early adults have a shared understanding about indicators of love in daily life in this transitional phase. Using Cultural Consensus Theory informed by developmental theory, this study examined whether college-attending early adults in the United
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Parental socialization goals and behaviors for appreciation, parents’ own appreciation, and children’s appreciation: a longitudinal study of Chinese parent–child dyads Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-19 Yu Chen, Yue Liang, Nan Zhou, Hongjian Cao, Jonathan R. H. Tudge, Ruihong Nie, Miao Yu
Abstract Most extant research on parental socialization for child appreciation has either conflated appreciation and gratitude or fallen foul of a conceptual-operational mismatch, yielding theoretical controversies and inconsistent results. Using a matched conceptualization and operationalization of appreciation and based on three waves of data from 496 Chinese parent–child dyads (child age M = 10
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Linking homelessness in secondary school to postsecondary and early labor market outcomes in Maryland using a continuum of risk framework Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Dawnsha R. Mushonga, Mathew C. Uretsky, Bess A. Rose, Angela K. Henneberger
Abstract Homeless and low-income students share multiple overlapping risk experiences; however, some studies report little to no observed differences in outcomes between these students. From the cumulative risk perspective, homelessness is perched at the extreme edge of economic insecurity, suggesting that homeless students encounter additional hardships beyond poverty experiences alone. Using a continuum
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Promoting fourth-grade students’ autonomy, competence, and relatedness through service-learning Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-16 Candace Lapan, Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman, Eileen G. Merritt
The current study examined Connect Science, a service-learning program that incorporates social and emotional learning lessons and science lessons developed around Next Generation Science Standards...
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Pathways to community leadership: Transitions, turning points, and generational continuity Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-13 Kathryn Y. Morgan, Kayla M. Anderson, Brian D. Christens
Abstract Community engagement has a range of positive individual and societal implications. Gaps remain, however, in understanding the events, relationships, and contexts that set some on a path toward community leadership while many others remain less engaged. This article distills insights from qualitative analysis of 52 in-depth interviews with community leaders from around the United States. We
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Associations between adolescent alcohol use and neurocognitive functioning in young adulthood Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-11-11 Patricia L. East, Jorge Delva, Estela Blanco, Paulina Correa-Burrows, Raquel Burrows, Sheila Gahagan
This study examined the associations between excessive alcohol intake during adolescence and neurocognitive functioning in young adulthood and whether these relations varied by sex. Participants we...
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Shifting and persisting in the face of life stressors: consequences for adolescent health Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-11-07 Aprile D. Benner, Celeste C. Fernandez, Karen L. Límon
The current study assessed whether greater use of shift-and persist strategies, which entail the reappraisal of stressors (shifting) and endurance through optimism and meaning-making (persist), buf...
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Empowering community-changers: Developing civic efficacy in elementary classrooms Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-10-21 Theresa A. Pfister, Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman, Eileen G. Merritt, Timothy R. Konold
This study examined the effects of behavioral and social engagement and classroom supportiveness on the development of civic efficacy in fourth-grade science classrooms. We define civic efficacy as...
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“Literacy is everywhere!”: using digital technology to broaden how parents view the home literacy environment Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-09-24 Kathryn A. Leech, Drew Wheat, Meredith Rowe, Joe Blatt, Chris Dede
Abstract Parent–child engagement in constrained (e.g., learning alphabet letters or sounds) and unconstrained (e.g., storytelling, defining words) literacy activities are central components of the home literacy environment. Unconstrained activities are particularly important for children’s oral language and support school readiness. Yet, many parents do not recognize that unconstrained activities can
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The influence of deviant peer association on dual systems model development: the protective role of resistance to peer influence Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-21 Thomas W. Wojciechowski
Abstract Little research has examined the relevance of peer influences for impacting development of dual systems model constructs and examined protective factors in these relationships among adolescents (Ages: 14-26; ∼86% male). This study examined the relevance of deviant peer association for predicting development of sensation-seeking and impulse control and the moderating role of resistance to peer
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Deeper engagement with live theater increases middle school students’ empathy and social perspective taking Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-18 Reba Troxler, Thalia Goldstein, Steven Holochwost, Charles Beekman, Stephanie McKeel, Muna Shami
Abstract Building on research showing social-emotional benefits from a single live theater performance, this study tests for significant differences in pre to post social-cognitive outcomes among a racially and economically diverse sample of young audiences who attended the same theater performance with or without additional pre- and post-show educational experiences. We extend previous work by experimentally
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Psychometric validity and measurement invariance of positive youth development in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-05-23 Jet U. Buenconsejo, Jesus Alfonso D. Datu, Ming Ming Chiu, Randolph C. H. Chan
Abstract This study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring (Five Cs) model using the Positive Youth Development (PYD) survey’s short (34 items) and very short versions (17 items). We also tested its criterion-related validity with life satisfaction, flourishing, transcendence, perceived societal and school statuses,
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Stress during transition from home to public childcare Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-05-22 Lieselotte Ahnert, Tina Eckstein-Madry, Wilfried Datler, Felix Deichmann, Bernhard Piskernik
Abstract Four saliva probes were collected per day from 104 children (10 to 35 months old) transitioning from home (T0) to childcare across a four-month period (until T3), resulting in over one thousand cortisol values. Latent Profile Analysis classified three profiles within a regular spectrum of children’s cortisol rhythms and described a fourth hypocortisol stress profile. Further Latent Transition
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Organized civic and non-civic activities as predictors of academic GPA in high school students Appl. Dev. Sci. (IF 5.5) Pub Date : 2022-05-05 Frederick L. Philippe, Marie-Pier Gingras, Nessa Ghassemi-Bakhtiari, François Poulin, Jean Robitaille, Anne-Sophie Denault, Stéphane Dandeneau, Marie-Claude Geoffroy
Abstract Unlike organized activities such as sports and arts, civic activities in adolescence (e.g., volunteering, student government) have been less studied in relation to school success and almost all existing evidence consists of cross-sectional findings. In a longitudinal study, 1035 pupils (64% females, 20% nonwhite, Mage = 14.21 years) from high schools reported their engagement in organized