61 research outputs found
Effect of Material Reward on Inkblot Perception and Organization
The major aim of our research until now has been to look for the detrimental effects of revm.rd upon perforn1ance in a. variety of standard laboratory tasks. The major task which fnces us now is that of providing an adequate explanation of reward's detrimental effect. This study was an attempt to search for an explanator,y mechanism to account for these effects.Family Relations and Child Developmen
The Next 50 Years: Considering Gender as a Context for Understanding Young Childrenâs Peer Relationships
The study of childrenâs peer relationships has been well represented within the pages of Merrill-Palmer Quarterly. Particularly over the last decade, the pace of publishing studies on peer relationships has increased. Despite this upswing in interest in peer relationships, significant gaps remain. In this article, we focus on a particularly overlooked and significant area of peer relationships, namely, the role of sex-segregated peer interactions and how these relate to development in early childhood. We review why this topic is important for researchers to consider and highlight promising directions for research that we hope will appear in future volumes of Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
Google Trends Search Information Related to Breastfeeding in the U.S.
[EN] Given the importance of breastfeeding to maternal and infant health, we employed Google Trends to examine U.S. mothersâ search engine use for information related to breastfeeding. We conducted an analysis of the use of the Google search engine related to the broad topic of âbreastfeedingâ, as well as patterns for more specific terms related to breastfeeding. Given the significant role that breastfeeding pain plays in influencing breastfeeding persistence, we examined patterns in mothersâ use of Google to seek information related to breastfeeding pain and how that compares to other breastfeeding topics. We also examined diurnal patterns in these searches as well as state-level characteristics that predict search intensity. We found that searches related to breastfeeding have increased over time and that searches related to breastfeeding pain were the most common. Mothersâ searches tended to occur late at night and were more likely to occur in relatively unpopulated states and for states with lower income. The findings illustrate how Google Trends can be analyzed to highlight the concerns of new mothers in real-time and how such data can reveal how mothers use the internet to seek out help, guidance, and support for issues related to breastfeeding.Fabes, R.; Bodman, D.; Van Vleet, B.; Martin, C. (2022). Google Trends Search Information Related to Breastfeeding in the U.S. En 4th International Conference on Advanced Research Methods and Analytics (CARMA 2022). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 41-48. https://doi.org/10.4995/CARMA2022.2022.15030414
The Relations of Childrenâs Dispositional Prosocial Behavior to Emotionality, Regulation, and Social Functioning
The purpose of this study was to examine the relations of a measure of childrenâs dispositional prosocial behavior (i.e., peer nominations) to individual differences in childrenâs negative emotionality, regulation, and social functioning. Children with prosocial reputations tended to be high in constructive social skills (i.e., socially appropriate behavior and constructive coping) and attentional regulation, and low in negative emotionality. The relations of childrenâs negative emotionality to prosocial reputation were moderated by level of dispositional attentional regulation. In addition, the relations of prosocial reputation to constructive social skills and parent-reported negative emotionality (for girls) increased with age. Vagal tone, a marker of physiological regulation, was negatively related to girlsâ prosocial reputation
Arizona\u27s Vulnerable Populations
Arizonaâs vulnerable populations are struggling on a daily basis but usually do so in silence, undetected by traditional radar and rankings, often unaware themselves of their high risk for being pushed or pulled into a full crisis. Ineligible for financial assistance under strict eligibility guidelines, they donât qualify as poor because vulnerable populations are not yet in full crisis. To be clear, this report is not about the âpoor,â at least not in the limited sense of the word. It is about our underemployed wage earners, our single-parent households, our deployed or returning military members, our under-educated and unskilled workforce, our debt-ridden neighbors, our uninsured friends, our family members with no savings for an emergency, much less retirement
Promoting optimal parenting and childrenâs mental health : a preliminary evaluation of the How-to Parenting Program
Parenting quality is widely accepted as a primary predictor of childrenâs mental health. The present study examined the effectiveness of a parenting program in fostering optimal parenting and child mental health. The selected program was How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk (How-to Parenting Program). This program was selected because its content corresponds closely to what the parenting style literature suggests is optimal parenting (i.e., includes structure, affiliation and autonomy support). Eleven groups of six to twelve parents were conducted in 7 local grade schools. The program, offered by two trained leaders, consisted of eight weekly sessions and taught a total of 30 skills. A total of 82 parents completed questionnaires both prior to and after the program. Participantsâ children between eight and 12 years old (N = 44) completed questionnaires at school, at both assessment points. Repeated measures ANOVAs using parent reports indicated that structure, affiliation and autonomy support were increased after the program, compared to baseline. The level of child internalizing and externalizing problems also decreased significantly. Importantly, children reports confirmed that parental autonomy support increased from pre to post-test and child-reported well-being improved as well. The preliminary evidence from this pre-test versus post-test repeated measures design suggests that the How-to Parenting Program is effective in improving parenting style and in promoting childrenâs mental health and that future evaluation research examining the potential of this program is warranted
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