NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gardner, Margo; Martin, Anne; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2012
In a sample of urban youth (N = 1,070), we examined the links between primary caregiver affect (i.e., warmth and hostility) and two measures of sexual behavior in adolescence--early sexual initiation and sex with multiple partners. We also examined the extent to which neighborhood disadvantage moderated associations between caregiver affect and…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Caregivers, Adolescents, Sexuality
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Razza, Rachel A.; Martin, Anne; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012
This study examined the role of anger in infancy and its interaction with maternal warmth in predicting children's socioemotional development. Participants included a demographically diverse sample of 316 mothers and children from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) study. Infants were followed across 3 waves of data…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Psychological Patterns, Parent Child Relationship, Infants
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Razza, Rachel A.; Martin, Anne; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2012
This study examined the longitudinal associations between attentional regulation in preschool and children's school success in later elementary school within an at-risk sample (N = 2595). Specifically, two facets of attention (focused attention and lack of impulsivity) at age 5 were explored as independent predictors of children's achievement and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Readiness, Conceptual Tempo, Poverty