New Directions in the Study of Family-Level Dynamics During Infancy and Early Childhood.

McHale, James P.; Kuersten, Regina; Lauretti, Allison

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ERIC Number: EJ551062

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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New Directions in the Study of Family-Level Dynamics During Infancy and Early Childhood.

McHale, James P.; Kuersten, Regina; Lauretti, Allison

New Directions for Child Development, v74 p5-26 Win 1996

Examines new studies of family-level dynamics that explain individual variability in early socioemotional development. Shows that family processes help explain unique variance in conceptually related measures of child development. Reviews studies showing prospective links between family processes during infancy and behavior at age 4, and contemporaneous links between family processes and child adaptation at ages 2 and 4. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Emotional Development, Family Environment, Family Influence, Family Relationship, Individual Development, Individual Differences, Infants, Longitudinal Studies, Nuclear Family, Social Development, Systems Approach, Young Children

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue Topic: "Understanding How Family-Level Dynamics Affect Children's Development: Studies of Two-Parent Families."