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Research paper thumbnail of Using Low-Stakes Repeated Testing Can Improve Student Learning: How (Some) Practice Makes Perfect

Research paper thumbnail of Problem Child

The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Some students are left behind: Despite positive attitudes, learning is modulated by prior academic achievement

Research paper thumbnail of Temperament as a Moderator of the Effects of Parental Depressive Symptoms on Child Behavior Problems

Social Development, 2012

Parental depressive symptomatology has consistently been linked to child maladjustment, but these... more Parental depressive symptomatology has consistently been linked to child maladjustment, but these effects are not universal. This investigation examined the role of child temperament as a moderator of the effects of parental depression on behavior problems in five-year-old children. Parents reported on their own depressive symptoms, and both parents and teachers reported on child behavior. Temperament was assessed by both parent-report and structured observation. Results indicated significant associations between behavior problems and both depressive symptoms (maternal and paternal) and child temperament (effortful control and negative affect). Child surgency moderated the effects of both maternal and paternal depressive symptoms on child behavior problems. Child negative affect and incongruous negative emotionality moderated the effects of maternal depressive symptoms on child behavior problems. These findings point to the importance of examining multiple factors within the family system to further understand the processes of child development.

Research paper thumbnail of Subtyping stuttering II: Contributions from language and temperament

Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2007

This paper is the second in a series of two articles exploring subtypes of stuttering, and it add... more This paper is the second in a series of two articles exploring subtypes of stuttering, and it addresses the question of whether and how language ability and temperament variables may be relevant to the study of subtypes within the larger population of children who stutter. Despite observations of varied profiles among young children who stutter, efforts to identify and characterize subtypes of stuttering have had limited influence on theoretical or clinical understanding of the disorder. This manuscript briefly highlights research on language and temperament in young children who stutter, and considers whether the results can provide guidance for efforts to more effectively investigate and elucidate subtypes in childhood stuttering. Issues from the literature that appear relevant to research on stuttering subtypes include: (a) the question of whether stuttering is best characterized as categorical or continuous; (b) interpretation of individual differences in skills and profiles; and (c) the fact that, during the preschool years, the interaction among domains such as language and temperament are changing very rapidly, resulting in large differences in developmental profiles within relatively brief chronological age periods.

Research paper thumbnail of Parents’ differential susceptibility to the effects of marital quality on sensitivity across the first year

Infant Behavior and Development, 2010

The current investigation examined the differential susceptibility of parents to the effects of m... more The current investigation examined the differential susceptibility of parents to the effects of marital quality on changes in parenting. We predicted that parents who were high on the personality constructs Negative Affect and Constraint would be more susceptible to the effects of marital quality on their level of sensitivity. Sensitivity was assessed at 3.5 and 13 months for both mothers and fathers during a triadic interaction. Consistent with the differential susceptibility theory, results suggested that when mothers were high on Negative Affect and when fathers were high on Constraint, their marital quality was associated with changes in sensitivity. This investigation suggests that personality factors may create "vulnerabilities" in parents that make them differentially susceptible to the effects of the family environment on parenting.

Research paper thumbnail of Roles of family cohesiveness, marital adjustment, and child temperament in predicting child behavior with mothers and fathers

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2014

The current study explored how family characteristics (i.e., family cohesiveness and marital adju... more The current study explored how family characteristics (i.e., family cohesiveness and marital adjustment) and child characteristics (i.e., temperament) assessed when the child was 13 months old predicted child behavior with mothers and fathers at 36 months. Mother-father-child interaction was observed to assess family cohesiveness at 13 months. Mothers and fathers also completed questionnaires assessing their perceptions of marital adjustment and their child's temperament at 13 months. Based on dyadic parent-child interactions at 36 months, under-controlled behavior and positive engagement were examined as outcome variables. Results indicated that observed family cohesiveness predicted positive engagement with both parents. Moreover, in families with high cohesiveness at 13 months, child behavior was significantly consistent across mother-child and father-child interactions, whereas in families with low cohesiveness, consistency of child behavior was not observed. Results also revealed that fathers' perceptions of marital adjustment directly predicted child behavior with fathers, while the combination of low family cohesiveness/low marital adjustment and difficult temperament predicted child behavior with mothers.

Research paper thumbnail of Using Low-Stakes Repeated Testing Can Improve Student Learning: How (Some) Practice Makes Perfect

Research paper thumbnail of Problem Child

The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Some students are left behind: Despite positive attitudes, learning is modulated by prior academic achievement

Research paper thumbnail of Temperament as a Moderator of the Effects of Parental Depressive Symptoms on Child Behavior Problems

Social Development, 2012

Parental depressive symptomatology has consistently been linked to child maladjustment, but these... more Parental depressive symptomatology has consistently been linked to child maladjustment, but these effects are not universal. This investigation examined the role of child temperament as a moderator of the effects of parental depression on behavior problems in five-year-old children. Parents reported on their own depressive symptoms, and both parents and teachers reported on child behavior. Temperament was assessed by both parent-report and structured observation. Results indicated significant associations between behavior problems and both depressive symptoms (maternal and paternal) and child temperament (effortful control and negative affect). Child surgency moderated the effects of both maternal and paternal depressive symptoms on child behavior problems. Child negative affect and incongruous negative emotionality moderated the effects of maternal depressive symptoms on child behavior problems. These findings point to the importance of examining multiple factors within the family system to further understand the processes of child development.

Research paper thumbnail of Subtyping stuttering II: Contributions from language and temperament

Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2007

This paper is the second in a series of two articles exploring subtypes of stuttering, and it add... more This paper is the second in a series of two articles exploring subtypes of stuttering, and it addresses the question of whether and how language ability and temperament variables may be relevant to the study of subtypes within the larger population of children who stutter. Despite observations of varied profiles among young children who stutter, efforts to identify and characterize subtypes of stuttering have had limited influence on theoretical or clinical understanding of the disorder. This manuscript briefly highlights research on language and temperament in young children who stutter, and considers whether the results can provide guidance for efforts to more effectively investigate and elucidate subtypes in childhood stuttering. Issues from the literature that appear relevant to research on stuttering subtypes include: (a) the question of whether stuttering is best characterized as categorical or continuous; (b) interpretation of individual differences in skills and profiles; and (c) the fact that, during the preschool years, the interaction among domains such as language and temperament are changing very rapidly, resulting in large differences in developmental profiles within relatively brief chronological age periods.

Research paper thumbnail of Parents’ differential susceptibility to the effects of marital quality on sensitivity across the first year

Infant Behavior and Development, 2010

The current investigation examined the differential susceptibility of parents to the effects of m... more The current investigation examined the differential susceptibility of parents to the effects of marital quality on changes in parenting. We predicted that parents who were high on the personality constructs Negative Affect and Constraint would be more susceptible to the effects of marital quality on their level of sensitivity. Sensitivity was assessed at 3.5 and 13 months for both mothers and fathers during a triadic interaction. Consistent with the differential susceptibility theory, results suggested that when mothers were high on Negative Affect and when fathers were high on Constraint, their marital quality was associated with changes in sensitivity. This investigation suggests that personality factors may create "vulnerabilities" in parents that make them differentially susceptible to the effects of the family environment on parenting.

Research paper thumbnail of Roles of family cohesiveness, marital adjustment, and child temperament in predicting child behavior with mothers and fathers

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2014

The current study explored how family characteristics (i.e., family cohesiveness and marital adju... more The current study explored how family characteristics (i.e., family cohesiveness and marital adjustment) and child characteristics (i.e., temperament) assessed when the child was 13 months old predicted child behavior with mothers and fathers at 36 months. Mother-father-child interaction was observed to assess family cohesiveness at 13 months. Mothers and fathers also completed questionnaires assessing their perceptions of marital adjustment and their child's temperament at 13 months. Based on dyadic parent-child interactions at 36 months, under-controlled behavior and positive engagement were examined as outcome variables. Results indicated that observed family cohesiveness predicted positive engagement with both parents. Moreover, in families with high cohesiveness at 13 months, child behavior was significantly consistent across mother-child and father-child interactions, whereas in families with low cohesiveness, consistency of child behavior was not observed. Results also revealed that fathers' perceptions of marital adjustment directly predicted child behavior with fathers, while the combination of low family cohesiveness/low marital adjustment and difficult temperament predicted child behavior with mothers.

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