The U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD) has yielded many findings on factors affecting children’s development. These findings include relations between poverty and both cognitive development and…
Relationships between therapists and the people they treat have often been hypothesized to affect the outcomes of mental health services. To test the possible effects of both youth- and parent-reported alliances with therapists, Hawley and Weisz (2005) had 65 7-…
It is widely accepted that assessment of child psychopathology requires data from multiple informants, such as mothers, fathers, teachers, and the children themselves. However, assessment of adult psychopathology seldom employs data from people who know the adults who are being…
Many studies have attempted to distinguish between types of ADHD in samples of Anglophone children. To test the distinction between the “Inattentive” type (IT) and “Combined” hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive type (CT) of ADHD among Puerto Rican children, Bauermeister et al.…
Associations are often found between marital conflict and children’s problems. Although it is sometimes assumed that marital conflict causes children’s problems, it is also possible that children’s problem contribute to marital conflict and that other factors contribute to both. The…
Interpersonal stress may be a risk factor for depression among the offspring of depressed women. Hammen, Shih, and Brennan (2004) tested the following hypotheses concerning depression among 816 Australian 15-year-olds whose mothers had been assessed for depression several times since…
Epidemiological studies indicate that many people experience major affective disorders (MADs) at some time in their lives. Both genetic and nongenetic factors contribute to the development of MADs. A research team at the University of Montreal designed a longitudinal study…
Strong opinions have been expressed about the pros and cons of out-of-home child care. In order to evaluate the actual effects, it is necessary to take account of the quantity and quality of child care, as well as many characteristics…
There are numerous cultural and ethnic variations in the U.S. Many of these variations are associated with economic differences, as well as with differences in acculturation and in the length of time families have lived in the U.S. Hispanic people…
A team of researchers from Brazil and Uruguay tested a variety of predictors of CBCL/4-18 problem scores in a sample of 634 children drawn from a study of 5,304 hospital births in Pelotas, Brazil (Anselmi et al., 2004). A prevalence…
Using Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model as a theoretical framework, Atzaba-Poria et al. (2004) sought to determine whether risk factors operate in a cumulative manner in relation to behavior problems. The researchers also sought to determine whether cumulative risk variables at…
Punitive parenting has often been implicated as a contributor to children’s behavior problems. However, the effects of particular child-rearing practices may differ in relation to a variety of familial and cultural characteristics. To compare correlates of children’s problems in two…